Touching ground on Lux soil after debuting at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Luxembourgish actress Niharica Raizada joined Meredith and Steps in the Today Radio studio on Friday.
Just back from presenting three trailers at the Cannes Film Festival for three separate films, the Sunny Side Up hosts were eager to discuss the fantastic journey of this Luxembourg native.
Niharica Raizada is not only a producer and actress in cinema spanning India, Luxembourg and the UK — but an accomplished Fulbright scholar, medical researcher and scientist, classical dancer, polyglot, and pageant winner with titles such as 'Miss India UK 2010' attached to her name.
Meredith and Steps were admittedly a tiny bit intimidated and found themselves asking, 'Is there anything this stunning woman doesn't do?' Did we mention that she was also a front-line COVID doctor? Niharica admits to the struggle of convincing people that she doesn't have a fake CV — a lifelong problem throughout her life and career.
Listen to the full interview to hear about Niharica's three new films, running the gamut from psychological thriller to rhetorical film to 'Mercy', a project on euthanasia that she helped produce, helmed by a very young director. She discusses her very busy last two years, her near-casting in Luxembourg's own Capitani (if not for COVID!), and how her love of "cellulite portrayal of life" first brought her into the world of acting.
Niharica also touches down on her time at Cannes, an experience she describes as glamorous and joyful. Although she was not involved in the Luxembourgish co-production that succeeded so well in Cannes, the 'absolute cherry on top' for her at the festival was seeing her friends in "All We Imagine as Light" win the Grand Prix.
She also believes that the win speaks positively for a future of co-productions between Luxembourg and India — did we also mention that she's an honorary cultural and arts ambassador between the two countries?
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You can also listen to Niharica Raizada's 2020 The Lisa Burke Show interview: 'Learn what it takes to get into the acting world - listen to Niharica!
