Poorna

Last month, Poorna Jagannathan attended a Hollywood party, held a few days before the Oscar ceremony. But there was one difference. The party was hosted at Paramount Pictures Studio by a group of South Asians — actors, content creators and…

Express News Service While filming for Mysskin’s Pisasu 2, actor Poorna and the unit spent several weeks shooting around a forest area near Dindigul. The experience left her with some cherished memories. “Our resort…

Actors Richa Moorjani and Poorna Jagannathan get up close and personal on playing South Asian women in STEM in Netflix’s comedy ‘Never Have I Ever’, and why new mediums of storytelling matter Never Have I Ever, as a show, has deeply…

The Hindu Weekend interviews actors Richa Moorjani and Poorna Jagannathan who respectively play Kamala Nandiawada and Dr Nalini Vishwakumar on 'Never Have I Ever' With season two of Never Have I Ever streaming on Netflix from July 16,…

Nalini Vishwakumar is a strict, widowed Indian mother raising her teen daughter the only way she knows how: with an iron fist. A medical professional by day, she strives to make their San Fernando Valley home a fortress of tradition and…

At the time when India was grappling with the second wave of the pandemic, actor Poorna Jagannathan found herself tormented with a feeling of “helplessness”, and that pushed her to use her voice and influence to raise funds for the…