Learning Hindi for `challenging` for Mindy Kaling |
Indian American actress Mindy Kaling will speak Hindi for the very first time in “Ocean`s 8.” In the heist drama, which releases June 8, Kaling plays the role of Amita, an Indian American jeweler who is recruited by Sandra Bullock`s character for a heist. Apart from Kaling and Bullock, the film also stars Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, and Awkwafina. Kaling revealed that she had to learn Hindi to do a scene in the film. She said that although she was born to Indian parents, she had never spoken Hindi and found it “challenging” to learn it. Kaling shared in an interview with Parade that she also hired a coach to get the nuances right. The actor also explained that even though her parents are bilingual, she grew up speaking only English. Her mom spoke Bengali and English while her dad spoke Tamil and English,” she said. “When they met each other in Africa, the only language they had in common was English.
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