Iman Vellani says “I Got Cast On The Last Day Of High School”

• Pakistani-Canadian actress Iman Vellani plays Kamala Khan in the series ‘Ms Marvel’.
• Received word of her casting for the project on the last day of high school.
• Screenwriter Bisha K Ali and two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy directed the series.

Iman Vellani, a Pakistani-Canadian actress who plays Kamala Khan in the recently released series ‘Ms Marvel,’ recently discussed her casting process for the miniseries. On the last day of high school, she received word of her casting for the project.

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“I got cast on the last day of high school,” Iman explained further. I was out with my friends when I received a text from the casting director inviting me to participate in a video conference call. So I pick up the phone and it’s Kevin Feige and all of the producers and directors on the other end. But I was too preoccupied with Kevin Feige and Marvel to recognize them. ‘It’s unanimous, we want you to be Ms. Marvel,’ Kevin remarked, and I just went into complete shock.”

Iman Vellani, a teenage actress, was ecstatic to be offered the role of Ms Marvel. “The idea of playing Ms. Marvel was just so natural because of the parallels between my life and Kamala’s in the story,” Iman said of her eagerness to play Ms. Marvel.
“We are so much alike, and I have so much love for the character, which is why I sent in an audition tape. I didn’t want to be an actor, but because it was Ms. Marvel and I have loved the comic for years, it felt like I had no choice because I knew my ten-year-old self would hate me if I didn’t audition,” Iman Villani said.

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Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Meera Mohan, and two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy directed the series, which was written by Bisha K Ali. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Adil & Bilall, Bisha K. Ali, and Sana Amanat are executive producers on the series.’Ms Marvel’ is now available to watch on Disney+ Hotstar.