Did you know Iman Vellani got the role of Ms. Marvel because of a WhatsApp forward? In an exclusive interview, the actor opened up about her show, Ms. Marvel, which is streaming now on Disney+Hotstar. #MsMarvel
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00:00Look who I have with me here today.
00:08Hey Iman, how's it going?
00:09It's going good. How are you?
00:11I'm great. Look who I have with me here today.
00:16That's you.
00:18There is an arm missing.
00:19So I see that. I'm like, I feel like I got both of mine.
00:22Yeah. Well, to be honest, we didn't have the budgets for the original.
00:26So this is all we got.
00:28I guess you could say the budget was out of hand.
00:31Never mind. Okay. Okay.
00:32Did you practice that?
00:34A couple of times.
00:36I'll give it to you.
00:37You are now the star of the upcoming series, Miss Marvel.
00:40Firstly, congratulations.
00:42Secondly, how did you end up bagging this role?
00:46Coincidence. Pure manifestation and fate.
00:50That is really what happened.
00:51It was it all happened through a WhatsApp forward.
00:54I was a huge Marvel nerd.
00:56I read all the Miss Marvel comics when I was in high school.
00:59I cosplayed as her.
01:00I was obsessed with this character.
01:02And this casting call just got forwarded to my aunt.
01:04And she forwarded it to me.
01:06And I actually did it.
01:07And it turned out to be real and not a scam.
01:11And here we are months later.
01:13And I'm a part of this incredible thing.
01:16Love it.
01:17It's really rare to see South Asian Marvel superheroes.
01:21You being Miss Marvel, how does it feel to be leading this franchise?
01:25Feels great.
01:26I'm a superhero.
01:28That's true.
01:29South Asian fans are sort of really weird when it comes to reacting to big news.
01:34How did your fans take it when you're like,
01:36Hey, guys, I'm going to be Miss Marvel.
01:38They were more excited than I was.
01:40I kind of went into complete shock for like a solid year.
01:45And they were excited for me because my entire life,
01:48Marvel was like the only thing I ever talked about.
01:50And they know how passionate I was about this
01:53and how much time and energy I spent towards the Marvel fandom.
01:57And so seeing their daughter after the Marvel flip logo
02:02is just the most surreal full circle moment for all of us.
02:07And you have a lot of Indian fans.
02:09You have an army of Indian fans here.
02:14Tell us a few things you love about India.
02:17I've never been.
02:17I want to go.
02:18I do love the food, I must say.
02:21You can't go wrong with any Indian food.
02:24Are there any superpowers that your character has that maybe you'd want in your real life?
02:28That's a pickle.
02:31I am a very lazy person,
02:33so I do kind of envy Kamala's ability to just stretch out and grab things.
02:38I think that would come in handy a lot.
02:40Lastly, I just want to say I've seen the first two episodes.
02:43It's incredible.
02:44The visuals, the animations.
02:46I'm so excited.
02:46Iman, this is huge what you're doing for the scene.
02:49We're all rooting for you.
02:50And I wish you all the best.
02:51Thank you so much.
02:53Thank you, Iman.
02:54It's not really the brown girls from Jersey City who save the world.
02:57I'm a superhero.