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Theatre leader Pooja Ghai: 'I couldn't sit back and complain about roles I wasn't getting' by Arifa Akbar

The actor and new artistic director of Tamasha theatre company, dedicated to stories from the global majority, talks about her campaign to change the industry Pooja Ghai struggled to find her footing as a professional actor at first. It was the early 1990s and she wasn't given many auditions. When parts were offered, they were limited to older Indian aunties or grandmothers. "My first role on television was on Holby …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:18am on January 12, 2022

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