Describing
her
co-actor
Farhan
Akhtar
as
someone
who
has
a
lot
"stories
to
share",
"Ms
Marvel" star
Iman
Vellani
says
working
with
the
Indian
actor
on
the
Disney+
series
was
an
amazing
experience.
Debutante
Vellani
headlines
"Ms
Marvel",
Marvel
Studios'
series
on
the
titular
Pakistani-American
teen
superhero,
which
started
streaming
on
Disney+
Hotstar
on
Wednesday.
Akhtar,
who
makes
his
Hollywood
debut
with
the
show,
is
said
to
be
guest
starring
on
the
series.
Vellani
said
it
was
surreal
how
she
grew
up
watching
Akhtar,
star
of
films
such
as
"Rock
On!" and
director
of
"Dil
Chahta
Hai",
and
now
got
the
opportunity
to
collaborate
with
him
on
the
Disney+
series.
"My
experience
working
with
Farhan
was
amazing,
he
has
so
many
stories
to
share.
On
set,
we’d
have
quiet
moments,
and
he
would
just
be
telling
me
stories
about
going
sky-diving,
what
it’s
like
filming
other
movies
and
his
career
in
general.
"I
find
him
such
a
fascinating
person
to
listen
to
and
he
looks
so
cool
in
our
show.
It's
crazy
that
I
grew
up
watching
him,
and
now
I
am
working
with
him," the
Pakistani-Canadian
actor
said
in
a
statement.
According
to
a
video
posted
on
the
Instagram
page
of
Disney+
Hotstar,
Vellani
picked
"3
Idiots"
and
Zoya
Akhtar's
"Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara"
as
her
favourite
Bollywood
movies.
When
asked
about
a
Bollywood
actor
she
would
like
to
team
up
with,
the
19-year-old
chose
Aamir
Khan
calling
him
a
"phenomenal
actor".
In
a
Twitter
post
on
Tuesday,
Akhtar
had
called
"Ms
Marvel"
a
"celebration
of
diversity"
and
praised
Marvel
Studios
for
their
attempt
at
"conscious
inclusiveness".
"Ms
Marvel"
stars
Vellani
as
Kamala
Khan
aka
Ms
Marvel,
a
Pakistani-American
teenager
growing
up
in
Jersey
City.
A
passionate
gamer
and
a
Captain
Marvel
fan
with
an
overactive
imagination,
Kamala
tries
to
fit
in
at
home
and
school
until
she
gets
superpowers
like
her
idols.
Adil
El
Arbi
and
Bilall
Fallah,
Sharmeen
Obaid-Chinoy,
and
Meera
Menon
are
credited
as
directors
of
the
series.
"Ms
Marvel"
also
features
Pakistani
stars
Fawad
Khan,
Nimra
Bucha,
Aramis
Knight,
Saagar
Shaikh,
Rish
Shah,
Zenobia
Shroff,
Mohan
Kapur,
Matt
Lintz,
Yasmeen
Fletcher,
Laith
Nakli,
Azhar
Usman,
and
Travina
Springer.
The
show
is
available
in
English,
Hindi,
Tamil,
Telugu,
and
Malayalam.
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