'One Day' Star Ambika Mod on Her Crazy Year, How Comedy Helped Her Career and Details of Her Upcoming 'Playdate'

June 15, 2024 4:02 p.m.
Interview Ambika Mod

Ambika mod East not prepared has be A Footnote In 2024. After hustle through improvisation And A to burst turn In BBC mini-series This East On the way has Wounded, This year saw her the biggest hit Again — THE lead role of Emma Morley In Netflix adaptation of David Nicholls novel A Day. Paired with Leo Woodall's Right hand Mayhew, mod with sensitivity pieces Emma's love, won And chess on 20 years. As A a twenty years to understand out her place In THE world, Mods own journey has superimposed with Emma's more that once. Here, She talks about growth up, growth old And wishing people would be to focus less on her race.

DEADLINE: How has life has been Since THE release of A Day?

AMBIKA MODEL : It is Really mad, has be honest. I had A idea he would be be big because he was on Netflix, but I doesn't think people would be connect has he THE path they are. I don't do it to want has her sufficient, but THE aim East For people has answer has your work, And I am thrilled people think We have do justice has THE book. 

I have Also has been learning has together borders lately. With A to show as A Day Or people are SO emotionally invested, as A actor Sometimes people assume they to have A little of You. There are certain times people ask For Pictures And I TO DO say No. No A Really taught You This thing, And It is staff has everyone, but Yes, I have has been to understand out THE intended for the public side of he. 

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DEADLINE: How has be A person of color In A history that previously depicted white characters impacted and you?

MODEL : THE color of My skin has has been A massive part of THE speech When I was TO DO press For This to show. [Prejudice] can be such A subtle but insidious double-edged sword that most people wouldn't it be even notice he. 

When people talked about My white co-star [Leo Woodall] performance, they would be often talk about her acting And THE quality of her work, while with Me — not all THE time — he was about how amazing he was that I am brown, And What A change foundry choice he was. I would be think, 'What about myperformance and my job?  

I would be say My be British In fact informed My experience of playing Emma Morley more that My be Indian, although I wouldn't it be completely to erase he Since THE equation. I feel very privileged And keen about talk about representation, but on THE other END of THE spectrum, I am here has TO DO A job just as My white counterparts, And I to want My work has be appreciated And examined In THE exact even path. 

'One Day' Star Ambika Mod on Her Crazy Year, How Comedy Helped Her Career and Details of Her Upcoming 'Playdate'
June 15, 2024 4:02 p.m.
Interview Ambika Mod

Ambika mod East not prepared has be A Footnote In 2024. After hustle through improvisation And A to burst turn In BBC mini-series This East On the way has Wounded, This year saw her the biggest hit Again — THE lead role of Emma Morley In Netflix adaptation of David Nicholls novel A Day. Paired with Leo Woodall's Right hand Mayhew, mod with sensitivity pieces Emma's love, won And chess on 20 years. As A a twenty years to understand out her place In THE world, Mods own journey has superimposed with Emma's more that once. Here, She talks about growth up, growth old And wishing people would be to focus less on her race.

DEADLINE: How has life has been Since THE release of A Day?

AMBIKA MODEL : It is Really mad, has be honest. I had A idea he would be be big because he was on Netflix, but I doesn't think people would be connect has he THE path they are. I don't do it to want has her sufficient, but THE aim East For people has answer has your work, And I am thrilled people think We have do justice has THE book. 

I have Also has been learning has together borders lately. With A to show as A Day Or people are SO emotionally invested, as A actor Sometimes people assume they to have A little of You. There are certain times people ask For Pictures And I TO DO say No. No A Really taught You This thing, And It is staff has everyone, but Yes, I have has been to understand out THE intended for the public side of he. 

RELATED: Gillian Anderson On 'Scoop', Combat Insecurity, And Discovery Her Voice: "Maybe I Need HAS Go Out Of My Comfort Area »

DEADLINE: How has be A person of color In A history that previously depicted white characters impacted and you?

MODEL : THE color of My skin has has been A massive part of THE speech When I was TO DO press For This to show. [Prejudice] can be such A subtle but insidious double-edged sword that most people wouldn't it be even notice he. 

When people talked about My white co-star [Leo Woodall] performance, they would be often talk about her acting And THE quality of her work, while with Me — not all THE time — he was about how amazing he was that I am brown, And What A change foundry choice he was. I would be think, 'What about myperformance and my job?  

I would be say My be British In fact informed My experience of playing Emma Morley more that My be Indian, although I wouldn't it be completely to erase he Since THE equation. I feel very privileged And keen about talk about representation, but on THE other END of THE spectrum, I am here has TO DO A job just as My white counterparts, And I to want My work has be appreciated And examined In THE exact even path. 

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