“No More Boxes” - Ending the year strong 💪🏾 with a series by four New York 🇺🇸 based actresses. Concept statement below 👇🏾 - “Look at us. Four American women. Our parents are from Punjab, Gujarat, and Kerala, but we grew up on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and in the South. We had thick southern accents, spoke fluent gujarati or didn’t know a single word of our parents’ language. We’re single and we’re married. We’ve gone from cleaning toilets and having survival jobs to starting businesses, foundations and producing award-winning films. We’ve been sexually harassed, offered roles for sex, and told it’s an easier “in” than auditioning. We’re told to act sexy...but we feel like dudes We’ve been through depression and anxiety. We’ve been offered contracts from networks and have had contracts taken away without notice. We’ve been on hold for huge roles, but then they decided to “go another way.” We’ve had our hearts broken, been on the red carpet, felt invisible, and had our dreams come true. This is us. Four American actresses” Us (L to R) : @gayatribahl, @melaniechandra, @surinajindal & @reemasampat - Photography: @saunakspace Makeup & Hair: @stylebysusmita - #pursuitofportraits #nomoreboxes (at New York, New York)
