TIL Desk Bollywood/ “The Lunchbox” star Nimrat Kaur is the latest to join the starcast of hit American drama “Wayward Pines” and the actress says she was happy to notice that her ethnicity had nothing do with her casting or character.
The first season of the show revolved around a secret agent’s investigation into the disappearance of two former agents in a small Idaho town, called Wayward Pines. Nimrat, who had a successful stint on another hit American show “Homeland”, will play the role of Rebecca and she said it is a great time to be an actor.
“It’s really wonderful to play this part as an Indian. It’s not an ethnic casting. It’s colour blind casting. It’s really good that they are not bothered about where Rebecca comes from or what her roots are,” Nimrat told.
The focus this time is on the town’s new resident Dr Theo. Nimrat will play his architect wife Rebecca. The offer for the show came to Nimrat when she was busy with her sister’s marriage. The actress said she liked the way the first episode read and immediately said yes.
“I took an instant liking to the way the first episode read. I had an idea about the show but it was a genre that I had never attempted before.” American television space is dominated by some of the best creative minds and this is why writing plays a huge part in making one’s show stand out.
