“When are you going to get a proper job?” is a question that you probably wouldn’t ask an actress who’s starred in Bridgerton.
But Charithra Chandran says it’s one her grandparents only recently stopped throwing her way.
As well as playing Edwina Sharma in the Netflix hit, the 27-year-old also appeared in spy thriller Alex Rider and will soon be seen in upcoming Prime film How to Date Billy Walsh.
Charithra has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, but it wasn’t enough to pull her away from acting.
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And while her rise might look rapid, she doesn’t necessarily see it that way.
“I feel like I’m really hard on myself. I see myself as a failure and I’m constantly failing and trying to dig myself out of a hole,” she says.
“From the outside it can seem like you’re thrust into this crazy world, but for me, it hasn’t felt like that.”
Her success was never guaranteed, and her family haven’t always been on board with her chosen profession, even though the signs were always there.
“My parents weren’t happy… aren’t happy, but they also brought it on themselves,” she says.
“Since I was born, I’ve always been a performer, whether it’s little dances, singalongs, plays, and they loved it.
