Every actor dreams of going global, but few get to do it early in their careers. Anjali Sivaraman is among the lucky ones. The actor has bagged a role in Mira Nair’s next feature Amri — a biopic on Hungarian-Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil that traces her bohemian life between 1915 and 1941 across Hungary, France, and India.
So when mid-day gets on a call with the actor, we can’t help mention Amri, written by Nair and French screenwriter Clara Royer, but Sivaraman though excited, remains tight-lipped about the international project that also features Emily Watson, Jaideep Ahlawat, Jim Sarbh, Anjana Vasan, and Priyanka Chopra in a cameo. “Honestly, I’m just very blessed and happy that this opportunity made its way to me. Apart from that, I’m not allowed to answer any question about it,” she laughs.
(L-R) Jaideep Ahlawat, Jim Sarbh, Emily Watson, Anjana Vasan, and Priyanka Chopra
Though she can’t talk about Amri, Sivaraman is more than happy to discuss her international ambitions. “Since childhood, that’s where I wanted to be,” says the actor, who grew up watching Western films more than Indian cinema perhaps because of her father Vinod Sivaraman’s career in the Indian Air Force, which meant frequent relocations. “While I’m ashamed to say so, it’s just how it was. I grew up in an English-speaking household, so it was easier for me to watch those films which I could easily understand. I feel the kind of style of acting that I have, my ambiguous looks, everything kind of falls into that spectrum. I absolutely would love to work in the West, so long as it presents itself to me,” she says.
Without revealing whether she has signed with an international talent agency, Sivaraman adds, “I have 100 per cent started working towards this dream, and I feel it will definitely happen very soon.”
Did you know?
Anjali Sivaraman inherited her love for music from her mother, playback singer Chitra Iyer. She made her singing debut with the lullaby ‘Home’ in ‘Bad Girl’
Regional calling
After the Tamil film ‘Bad Girl’ (2025), directed by Varsha Bharath and produced by Vetrimaaran, Anjali Sivaraman says she has been receiving scripts from across languages. “I am getting more offers from different languages, which is very humbling. My short term goal is to start being appreciated for my acting ability,” she says.
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