Regardless of the breakout success of One Day, star Ambika Mod mentioned she nonetheless receives auditions for roles that appear to solely prop up the “attention-grabbing white leads” of a given mission.
In a latest interview with The Instances U.Ok., the This Is Going To Harm alumna mentioned the distinction between the alternatives obtainable to her and co-star Leo Woodall, a subject she has beforehand been candid about.
“Probably not. I imply, it’s the reality!” she mentioned when requested if she regrets mentioning the disparity earlier this 12 months. “That is nothing I’ve not mentioned to Leo’s face, by the best way … Clearly it’s not private. It’s simply the trade and the best way that our society works. You both get requested to audition for brown roles, that are normally, the physician, the dentist, the policewoman.”
Although these aren’t the one performances she is being requested to be seen for, she added, “Even prior to now 12 months and a half, I’ve been requested to audition for the rookie cop who investigates the story of the 2 attention-grabbing white leads.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Mod famous that she initially turned down the possibility to audition for One Day various instances, saying she “simply didn’t see” the position for herself and it “virtually felt too good to be true.” Within the aftermath of her flip within the present, the Black Bag actress mentioned, “I’ve learn essentially the most unsavory issues about myself on the web, however I believe that’s rooted in racism and misogyny,” including “I actually covet not being typical … I’m not your typical main girl. I believe that’s my superpower.”
In an interview with Deadline earlier this 12 months, Mod additionally mentioned the unstated strain to be a consultant for all South Asian folks, and the way she hopes to be judged on the benefit of her work slightly than her pores and skin coloration.
“When folks talked about my white co-star’s efficiency, they might usually speak about his performing and the standard of his work, whereas with me — not on a regular basis — it was about how superb it was that I’m brown, and what a change-making casting alternative it was. I’d suppose, ‘What about my efficiency and my work?’” she mentioned partially.
