Iman Vellani

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Iman Vellani is a Hollywood actress who rose to fame in 2022 with her debuting role as a Marvel superhero.She was born in Pakistan and her parents migrated with her to Canada when she was just one year old. [2]Esquire.In 2019, she went to the Toronto International Film Festival to participate as a TIFF Next Wave Committee member. The Ms. Marvel series was announced in the same year, which grabbed Vellanis attention. Iman Vellani with TIFFs members Nara Wrigglesworth and Dan Dinary.Vellani has been a big fan of Marvel and Iron Man since childhood and decided to try her luck at Ms. Marvels auditions. She was auditioned for the lead role of Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel through a Zoom call. Sana Amanat, the co-creator of Kamala Khans character, auditioned her, and during the audition, she found out that Vellani was a huge Marvel fan.During the audition, Vellani showed her entire room to Sana Amanat, the Co-executive producer of the Ms. Marvel project. Sana was impressed looking at Vellanis whole room filled with Marvel posters. She highlighted Vellanis audition to the team as she was much similar to the lead character of Ms. Marvel and was a Marvel fan as well. In an interview, Sana talked about it and said, She showed me every corner of her room, and it was covered with Avengers. Then she said, Oh wait, Im not done, opened up her closet, and there was more Marvel everywhere..In 2020, she tried her hands at direction and directed two short films: I dont wanna b alone [4]Vimeo and Push. [5]Vimeo Iman Vellani in her short film, I dont wanna b alone.A few days before the release of her series, she also appeared in a short documentary film, A Fans Guide to Ms. Marvel. This short film covered interviews with Vellani and the filmmaking team.This mini-series was released on 8 September 2022 on Disney+. The critic and viewers positively reviewed the series and Vellanis performance. She co-starred with Laurel Marsden, Yasmeen Fletcher, Mohan Kapur, Azhar Usman, Matt Lintz, Saagar Shaikh, and Zenobia Shroff in this mini-series. This mini-series was created as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) which has entered its fourth phase with new superheroes and their supporting characters. Iman Vellani in still from Ms. Marvel series.Vellani belongs to a Muslim family and played the character of Kamala, who had the same origin as her. In an interview, she talked about this experience and said, Growing up, I felt very disconnected from my culture and religion because I grew up in Canada. I didnt have any brown friends that werent from my mosque and I didnt hang out with them. Filming the show, I learned so much about my ancestry. Thats such a special thing I get to share with the character, and thats because I was working with so many incredible creators who were from a Muslim or Pakistani background. [6]The Guardian.