Most common faces: Supriya Ganesh, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan take a dig at the theater artiste
Actors Supriya Ganesh and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan hit back at a troll targeting Indian representation in Hollywood. She highlighted the stereotypes in a post, which also featured Charitra Chandran and Shabana Aziz.
Actors Supriya Ganesh and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan recently responded to a social media troll who criticized them and fellow Indian actors Charitra Chandran and Shabana Aziz. The troll claimed that they were “the most common faces used for Indian representation” and described their looks as being consistent with the “Kaamwali Bai (maid) phenotype”. The comment drew sharp reactions from the actors.
Supriya Ganesh, best known for playing Dr. Sameera Mohan the pitThe post was described as colourist, classist and casteist. He stressed the need to stand against such negativity and support people who match their background.
Actors speak against trolls
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Supriya Ganesh wrote, “Hey, so this is extremely ****** up, and I really hope you deal with your self-hatred. Colorist, classist, take the trash (sic),” adding further, “And racist, but are we ready to talk about that (sic)?”
She concluded firmly, “And I will always speak out about this bullsh*** because I will never let women and people who look like me feel bad about myself, never be silenced.”
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who plays Devi Vishwakumar in Netflix I never havealso replied, “Womp Womp for crying out loud. It would be hard to watch four villains in a row.”
Support of social media users
Many social media users defended the actors. One commenter said, “Leave everything else aside; these girls are way more successful than you. Twitter may be your only source of income, and it hates feeding your ego while these girls are actually thriving.” Another wrote: “Just say you’re jealous.” A third said, “Congratulations on going viral for being racist and colorist. I think that’s your only accomplishment in life.”
Charitra Chandran is known for the role of Edwina Sharma bridgerton Season 2. Shabana Aziz received international recognition for her role as medical student Victoria Javadi the pitAppearing in several Australian films and TV series.
The exchange highlights ongoing discussions about the representation and stereotyping of Indian actors in Hollywood.