Iman Vellani in Conversation with Sana Amanat

Ms. Marvel executive producer Sana Amanat and star, Iman Vellani discuss their collective superpower: redefining representation in media and its impact on a future generation of “She-roes!”

Video Transcript

SANA AMANAT: What do you think-- you are also-- because you're a creator. She's probably going to be a producer, writer, et cetera one day. What do you think-- how do you think the industry is going to change? Needs to change, after this? What's next? We're talking about future here. So what do you think is next? I like to have a theme. I'm a producer. I got to wrap it up in a bow.

IMAN VELLANI: I mean, I really do hope we're humanizing and normalizing seeing Muslims and South Asians in these types of roles and taking on very powerful characters that make changes and aren't just a generalized side character given a random B-plot. This show has so much heart and soul, and it shows that you can make good content with these types of characters in the forefront.

And I really hope people see that and put prejudice aside, and just watch it because it's also fun! And you can watch something without it always having an agenda, or pushing some "narrative", or whatever. It's a superhero. She has powers. They're purple. It's cool.

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