There is more diversity in the West than in Indian cinema
India, Oct. 28 -- I
ranian-German actor Elnaaz Norouzi took another step in her Hollywood career, starring alongside Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi in the actioner The Fix. While the film was released in India last week, its US release was in September, and Norouzi is thrilled with the response. "I didn't expect it, but there's nothing better than your work being recognised," she says.
Norouzi made her Hollywood debut with Kandahar (2023), alongside actor Gerard Butler. Ask her which industry has been more challenging, and she says, "The West is closer to what I was used to growing up in Germany. India was harder for me to navigate."
The actor, known for shows such as Sacred Games and Traitors Season 1, and films like Tehran and Mastiii 4 (both 2025), believes Indian cinema still has limited roles for actors who look foreign, often restricting them to superficial characters. "There is not much diversity in Indian films or series. The stories are mostly about India, and if they go international, it's mostly about England or Pakistan. In the West, so many more countries come in to make a movie. So, naturally, there is more diversity in the West than in Indian cinema," she says....
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