Photo: Never Have I Ever’s ‘Kamala’ aka Richa Moorjani shares a moment with Mirzapur’s ‘Beena’ Rasika Dugal at The Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2023 Or
East Meets West: Here’s everything you need to know about Never Have I Ever’s ‘Kamala’ aka Richa Moorjani meeting Mirzapur’s ‘Beena’ Rasika Dugal at The Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2023
With Indian cinema making its way around the world and winning Western audiences, it’s indeed a great time for Indian artists to go global and leave an impact with their craft. Currently at The Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2023 for the North American Premiere of her film ‘Lord Curzon Ki Haveli’, Power Performer Rasika Dugal was present for a captivating panel discussion titled ‘East Meets West’.
A thought-provoking event, featuring prominent groundbreaking actors from various continents, ‘East Meets West’ made a never seen before union happen between Mirzapurs’ ‘Beena’ – Rasika Dugal and Never Have I Ever’s ‘Kamala’ aka Richa Moorjani. The two were present on the panel along with other actors Aparshakti Khurana, and Samrat Chakrabarti. Sharing their insights, experiences, challenges and more, Rasika Dugal and Richa Moorjani’s coming together came as big news for all ‘Never Have I Ever’ and ‘Mirzapur’ fans. A picture of the two ladies soon circulated on the internet and fans of the shows shared their peak excitement for this special moment, with some even urging for a collab.
She took to instagram and wrote :
So much to talk about …..and laugh about with with @richamoorjani @samratsee @aparshakti_khurana….chatting and comparing notes on our journeys. So happy to see the mainstream work that South Asian American actors are doing. It felt like a personal victory to see @richamoorjani surrounded by an enthusiastic gang of #NeverHaveIever fans! ❤️.
Someone cast all of us together !
Thank you @csaff for bringing us together for the ‘ East meets West’ panel.
Interestingly, the actress was in Chicago for her first film ‘Kshay’ as well back in 2012 at the Chicago International Film Festival.
On the work front, Rasika Dugal has an interesting lineup of projects including sports drama ‘Spike’, ‘Fairy Folk’ – an improv comedy, ‘Mirzapur’ season 3 and ‘Little Thomas’