India, Oct. 12 -- Playing Dhalsim, an Indian yogi and martial artist, in the upcoming video game adaptation Street Fighter, actor Vidyut Jammwal says he is struck by how well his international collaborators understand Indian culture. Making his Hollywood debut with the film, he believes the experience has also made him reflect on how Indians perceive their own representation on screen.

"They see us exactly the way we are meant to be seen; only we see them thinking that they are seeing us like this," he says, reflecting on whether Indian actors are still being offered characters that fit familiar stereotypes. He points to the portrayal of Sardars in Indian cinema as an example of how the industry has often relied on caricatures of its own...