Anyone feel that Kiera Knightly sabotaged Parminder's career
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Parminder Nagra
chrismatt83 — 10 years ago(June 17, 2015 11:54 AM)
This is why i feel happened. Either that or Parminder didnt make the right moves.
So when Bend it like Beckham came out and the movie was making huge waves and a big british hit and in my mind Parminder was the main lead and Kiera, character was just playing a side kick role with minimu screen time. And when the movie was starting to cross over to the US waters, i remember seeing all the interviews on the major news channels like abc, nbs were about Kieras character. I never saw Parminder in any of them and the rest as you say is history.
Im not sure if that was all Kiera being shady or maybe Kiera's agent doing a good job. But not once was there anything about Parminder. A few weeks later Kiera then bagged Piates of the Caribean starring Johnny Depp and the rest as you say is history.
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will_am_i — 10 years ago(June 17, 2015 07:51 PM)
Wikipedia cites the director's commentary for the first Pirates movie, saying that Keira auditioned for the role and he hadn't seen Bend It Like Beckham when he picked her. Parminder may not have ended up a box office star like Keira, but she was on ER for 6 years, that's gotta count for something, right?
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ellybendi — 10 years ago(January 07, 2016 02:11 PM)
Exactly what I thought. I thought Parminder was incredible on the Blacklist. This is the only explanation I can come to for her not doing so well generally. It was a real loss when they killed her off at the end of season 1.
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bellatrix318-1 — 10 years ago(January 09, 2016 02:07 AM)
Lets be frank, Kiera is a blue-eyed blonde haired actress and it is what Hollywood wants and it is easier to get roles when ones coloring is such and beautiful Parminder is of Indian descent. I believe there are more roles for the blue-eyed blonde actress than beautiful Parminder, just saying. But I do think Parminder is a wonderful actress in her own right. No, I'm not being racist, it is the truth.
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ida96 — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 04:37 PM)
I think you're right. I'm sure there's constant competition among actors for limited jobs, but sabotage is a conspiracy theorist's idea.
I would add that Parminder Nagra is every bit as lovely as Keira Knightly, and that Parminder is a far superior actor. -
REPetzoldt — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 05:20 PM)
Looks are of course in the eye of the beholder and same with acting talent. To me Kiera is better looking. Her smile is so dazzling it can flat out stop my heart. Acting I would give the nod to Kiera again. I happen to love them both.
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Thenewnexus — 9 years ago(October 14, 2016 11:15 AM)
No Keira Did not Sabotage Parmimder, but she ultimately has more roles available to her because she's white. The people in Hollywood screwed her over,shame she has talent.
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