South-Asian Muslim representation in Hollywood - with Faran TAHIR

What does it mean to be a South Asian Muslim actor in the heart of Hollywood? In today's episode of your favorite podcast @jins_podcast, I sat down with the incredible Faran Tahir — Pakistani-American actor known for roles in Iron Man, Star Trek, Elysium, Scandal, and MacBeth — to explore the challenges and victories of navigating an industry still struggling with diversity and nuance. From growing up in a legendary artistic family to performing Shakespeare at Harvard and dodging the traps of typecasting, Faran opens up about the fight for authentic representation, the complexity of villainy, and how to create textured characters beyond clichés. Together, we unpack decades of representation, misrepresentation, and the dream of telling our stories on our terms.✨ Don’t miss the “Mythe/Mytho” segment where Faran brilliantly responds to the claim that casting Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago is the same as whitewashing. Spoiler: It’s not.📢 Subscribe, rate, and share JINS Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music & more.🎧 Follow us on Instagram at @jins_podcast and help us keep shedding new light on Islam, gender, sexualities, and the power of storytelling by leaving 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 here! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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🇫🇷 JINS, c’est le 1er podcast sur la sexualité des personnes arabes et/ou musulmanes. 100% indépendant, féministe, intersectionnel et inclusif. Avec l’explosion des actes extrémistes, sexistes, islamophobes, racistes, LGBTphobes, il est urgent d’établir un climat de tolérance, de sortir du dogme et de rétablir la vérité. Il est grand temps pour @jins_podcast de faire briller les identités. Chaque semaine dans JINS (« sexe » en arabe), un∙e invité∙e d’exception déconstruira les stéréotypes, pour permettre à tou∙te∙s de mieux construire son identité, de mieux comprendre l’islam et de mieux accepter sa sexualité. 🇺🇸 JINS (@jins_podcast on Instagram) is the 1st podcast that addresses love, sexualities and gender for BIPoC and/or Muslims. It’s been gaining momentum, totaling 500K+ streams andabout 30K+ loyal listeners, making it a reference in the field, especially within BIPoC & Muslim communities of North America, Europe & the MENA region. Since 2021, I have been interviewing 120+ actors, artists, sociologists, sexologists, activists and authors in both French & English. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.