Sarita Choudary may look just like any other actress, but has gone further than any Indian actro in Hollywood. Her family and relatives are in Kolkata, but she was born in England and raised in Italy. The doe eyed beauty is currently working on the forthcoming NBC show Kings, which may sound like a period subject, but is actually set sometime in the future, featuring fast cars and attractive women. Being a futuristic drama, the plot inevitably involves all the emotions of a thrilling pot-boiler–be it lust, passion, intrigue or deception. Sarita plays the love interest of the King, much to the queen’s obvious discomfort.
With her stellar performances in Successful commercial cinema and theatre, Sarita Choudary has suddenly hit the limelight in Hollywood. And she’s earned her reputation with Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala with Denzel Washington; Manoj Night Shyamalan’s Lady In The Water and a host of other illustrious projects. She is amply equipped with her ususal engaging smile and charming effervescence. She has a tattoo in her left arm, which catches the eye, turning out to be Bengali text, translating to water. She clarifies its significance as ‘our body is full of water and without it in life, one cannot survive….’
Anybody who works with Mira Nair can fit into any film, because she is such a hands-on director.Sarita feels that if Amitabh Bachchan has been talked into doing a movie with her, yes he can totally do justice to the role becasue Mira has such a handle on what she us directing and who she is working with. Curious as to hwo she got into Hollywood, how different was it to get accepted? Sarita says, that one great thing about America is they really let you audition and if you prove yourself, you will have a chance of getting a role. She feels that if you are not white, not American, you have to make sure yo are doubly prepared and able to do what ever accent they ask of you.