“It’s very hard to be able to imagine or see things the way they do because they just have brains that are a lot more genius than ours. “The sort of work do is really incredible,” she continues. I didn’t know how much fun that could be until I did this show. “We didn’t have to follow the rules of nature, so we could actually use our imagination to do what we wanted. “Lana actually said, ‘Let’s all discuss this and whatever you feel like doing, whatever the best idea is, what we’ll actually end up doing,'” recalls Desai. With the Wachowskis, Desai experienced a similar give-and-take. “They really just left it all to John, and he has a lot of faith in you, and you have a lot of faith in yourself because of how much faith he has in you.” “The Marigold actors truly never interfered in your process,” she says. He is a spontaneous actor who gives you so much to play off of in a scene.” As for her other co-stars – including acting legends Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith – the then-budding actress claims the veteran cast gave her space to develop her own skills. There’s never a dull moment with him around. Most of her screen time was with Indian British actor Dev Patel, who Desai says is “the most fun person I know.
always thought I should do it anyway.”Īfter appearing in a couple Indian films, Desai landed the role of Sunaina in director John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. “I never had to have that discussion about wanting to make the entry into acting. It was her mother who approached Desai about trying her hand at modeling after she graduated college. “So I share it until I actually moved to Mumbai to start work.” Her family, on the other hand, thoroughly supported her. “I was too shy to tell any of my friends, too afraid of their reactions,” she says. “I feel very undereducated when I talk to them!”Īcting was, in fact, a pursuit that Desai had originally kept hidden from her peers. at some point because I’m very unhappy that all my friends have done their M.B.A. “I liked finance, investments, taxation, things like that,” says the actress, who received a college degree in business management. Photo courtesy of Murray Close/ Netflix.Ī relative newcomer to acting, Desai made sure she had a backup plan. A true talent.” Tina Desai and Max Riemelt in Netflix’s Sense8. She’s also alarmingly different on screen. She has an amazing heart and is very gentle. “I’m very fond of Doona Bae,” she says of the Korean actress. Whatever conflicts may happen onscreen, there was one co-star with whom Desai bonded. “They haven’t met each other before this incident so brings to the floor the cultural that can happen.” These eight strangers, including Desai’s Kala, a scientist from Mumbai, “experience this intense incident, and after that, they realize that they’re mentally and emotionally linked, that they can see and feel and hear each other,” says Desai.
MAX RIEMELT AND TINA SERIES
Boasting an international cast from six different countries – including Korean actress Doona Bae and Indian British actor Naveen Andrews – and a narrative that weaves eight main characters into the fabric of a science fiction world, the series reimagines the possibilities of television with true cinematic flair. The Wachowskis’ first foray into television explores those overarching themes of place, culture and identity with breathtaking magnitude.
The cast is multinational so the mix that you feel on the show – that’s really what we experienced in our lives, too.” “We traveled to several locations around the world,” she says – nine sites in all, spanning four continents, from Nairobi to Reykjavik, Seoul to Mumbai – “and going to each city actually adds a different flavor to the story.
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