Priyanka Chopra Praises Desi Representation In Bridgerton Season 2; 'Love The Show And The Sharma Sisters'
Shonda Rhimes' Bridgerton season 2 has garnered a lot of love from desi fans because of the representation of Indian culture. After desi fans now that desi girl Priyanka Chopra has praised the show and the showrunners fo
Shonda
Rhimes'
Bridgerton
season
2
has
garnered
a
lot
of
love
from
desi
fans
because
of
the
representation
of
Indian
culture.
After
desi
fans
now
that
desi
girl
Priyanka
Chopra
has
praised
the
show
and
the
showrunners
for
the
same.
The
former
Miss
World
took
to
her
Instagram
Stories
to
express
how
happy
she
was
to
see
desi
characters
in
the
Netflix
show.
The
leading
ladies
in
season
2
are
the
Sharma
sisters,
Edwina
Sharma
and
Kate
Sharma,
played
by
actors
Charithra
Chandran
and
Simone
Ashley.
Priyanka
shared
a
picture
of
Chandran
and
Ashley
and
wrote,
"I
have
to
say,
it's
so
wonderful
to
see
desi
representation
on
mainstream
TV.
It
was
such
an
anomaly
when
I
started.
Love
the
show
and
the
Sharma
sisters."
Notably,
Bridgerton
is
based
on
the
bestselling
novel
series
of
the
same
name
by
Julia
Quinn.
Bridgerton
is
set
in
the
lavish
and
competitive
world
of
London
high
society
during
the
Regency
period
of
the
early
1800s.
Season
1
followed
a
steamy
courtship
between
Daphne
Bridgerton
(Phoebe
Dynevor)
and
Simon
Basset,
the
Duke
of
Hastings
(Rege-Jean
Page).
While
season
2
does
follow
Daphne's
elder
brother--
Lord
Anthony
Bridgerton
similar
to
the
books,
the
leads
in
the
book
series
were
white
but
the
showrunners
decided
to
explore
a
more
inclusive
cast
with
an
Asian
representation.
Apart
from
the
South
Asian
actors,
the
show
also
featured
an
orchestra
cover
of
the
title
track
from
Karan
Johar's
'Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham',
a
Haldi
ceremony,
and
intricate
embroidery
on
the
Victorian
gowns
representing
Indian
craftsmanship.
The
show
is
executive
produced
by
Rhimes,
Betsy
Beers
and
Chris
Van
Dusen.
Van
Dusen
also
serves
as
creator
and
showrunner.
The
show
stars
Simone
Ashley
as
Kate
Sharma,
Jonathan
Bailey
as
Anthony
Bridgerton,
Charithra
Chandran
as
Edwina
Sharma,
Nicola
Coughlan
as
Penelope
Featherington,
Shelley
Conn
as
Mary
Sharma,
Adjoa
Andoh
as
Lady
Danbury,
and
Golda
Rosheuvel
as
Queen
Charlotte.