One of the most notable changes in the second season of "Bridgerton" is changing the book series' Sheffield family to the Sharma family, reflecting a cast of British-Indian actors in the roles.
"I was born in the U.K. and moved back to India for a year or so with my dad at one point. I'm from Tamil Nadu, which is the southernmost state in India. We're Dravidians, which is different from the Indo-Aryan peoples. Our language, Tamil, does not derive from Sanskrit, though it's as old as Sanskrit," Chandran told Shondaland.
"So, our culture and our history is very unique to our area, [where] you can see a lot of Tamil pride. It makes me so happy to see so many Tamils doing so well in this industry and in others — Aziz Ansari; Padma Lakshmi; Mindy Kaling; Maitreyi Ramakrishnan; the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai; and maybe the most famous example, Kamala Harris."
"I think it's an immense privilege to be able to act with other South Asian actors," she added in an interview with WION. "I have never taken it for granted. And I am so excited for all the little brown girls and young women to see the both of us on screen. I hope that I can serve as sort of a role model and inspire other South Asian girls to pursue their dreams."