MUMBAI : Ms. Marvel is an American television miniseries created by Bisha K. Ali for the streaming service Disney+. It is based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. It is the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise.
The story of Marvel’s first brown superhero is being applauded, as are its actors, which included Indian actor Zenobia Shroff, who plays the lead character’s mother. However, the actress was miffed to see two big international publications misnaming her in their articles. Zenobia says it shows ‘laziness’ on their part.
Ms Marvel focuses on Pakistani-American teen Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani) and her struggle with acquiring superpowers. Zenobia plays her mother Muneeba on the show, along with fellow Indian actors Mohan Kapur and Sagar Shaikh. Last week, a New York Times article about the show included a picture of the Khan family, in which the caption identified Zenobia as another Indian actor Nimra Bucha. Another Indie Wire article on Ms Marvel got the spelling of Zenobia’s name wrong.
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The actor took to her social media, sharing a screenshot of the NY Times article, saying “I don’t appreciate you not doing your research.” Her caption read, “I am not Nimra Bucha whom I do happen to adore but we are two different people.”
Zenobia says so far there has been no response from either publication.
When asked if the Western press often gets her name wrong, Zenobia responds, “Answering it is like asking if the sky is blue! I have been misidentified and misrepresented so many times in my career in the past.”
Zenobia is a veteran of screen and stage having worked as an actor for over thirty years in both India and the West.
Ms Marvel follows Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old fangirl of the Avengers, who struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers. Ali serves as head writer with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah leading the directing team.
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Credits: Hindustan Times
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