Want to know more about the Indian actor and Bollywood actress in the Eternals dance cast? and who is the Singer? Let’s check them out!
Bollywood Actress in Eternals Dance scene
The Bollywood actress in Eternals is played by Nikkita Chadha. She is an Indian-British actress from London, UK.
Nikkita Chadha is the main dance girl in the Bollywood dance scene of Eternals. She is a trained dancer in most forms including Ballet, Hip-Hop, Bollywood and Musicals. She is also trained in classical Indian dance style ‘Kathak‘.
She has performed in many dance scenes in Hollywood movies like ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Cinderella’, and shows like Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’. Many Indian fans who have watched ‘Aladdin’ (2019) would have definitely recognized her.
Nikkita has also worked in a Bollywood movie in 2017’s Mubarakan. It is also rumoured that she has a dance number and a minor role in Akshay Kumar-starrer Prithviraj, coming in 2022.
Eternals Indian Song & Singer
The Indian song in Eternals is titled ‘Nach Mera Hero’ (Dance my Hero). The singer of the song is Celina Sharma. She is an Indian-Australian singer, currently working in the UK.
She has also sung “Lean On” with Indian rapper Emiway Bantai, with more than 22 million views. That got her known among Indian people.
There are many more Eternals Indian connections to check if you want, like Gupta Empire from Indian history.
Celina is also a big Marvel movies fan. However, this Bollywood song in Eternals has got a mixed reaction from the Indian audience. But still, fans loved the voice and music of the song. Here’s the song:
But she said in an interview with ‘Hindustan Times’ that the song is a mix of Hollywood and Bollywood music. Here is a quote from her:
“I think it’s a Hollywood movie so they wanted something mixed like Hollywood-meets-Bollywood. … .I think it’s a mix and it’s incorporating that Bollywood sound so I feel like it’s interesting when both the worlds meet together.”
-Celina Sharma
The movie also features the BTS song “Friends”, “Juice” by Lizzo and Pink Floyd’s “Time”.
Bollywood Indian Actor in Eternals
The Bollywood actor in Eternals is played by Kumail Nanjiani. He is playing the role of one of the Eternals, Kingo, who is also a popular Bollywood star in the movie.
While the character is an Indian, Kumail is not an Indian actor. He is an American comedian and actor of Pakistani heritage. He is also a known Hollywood star from the HBO series ‘Silicon Valley’.
While his dance skills got mixed reactions from fans, he himself confirmed that “It was outside his comfort zone“. But he was trained by London-based choreographer Nileeka Bose for months for this specific sequence.
By the way, there are more than 50 background dancers in the scene. They are costumed by London-based Designer Saran Kohli.
If you are thinking about why there are so many London-based crew members? This is because Eternals was shot in Pinewood Studios in the UK.
First Indian Actor in Marvel
But there is one more Indian actor in this movie. Harish Patel’s Karun, who is the manager or valet of Kingo.
Harish is the first Indian Actor in MCU. He has worked in many Bollywood movies in the past, but then he shifted to Hollywood. His character in Eternals is liked by both critics and fans.
Harish is the main Indian actor in Eternals. He spoke in the Hindi language in some scenes of the movie as well.
He is also open to working with Marvel again if he gets the chance. He had a great experience with other cast members and director Chloe Zhao.
Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar is also rumoured to have a role in the upcoming MCU series ‘Ms Marvel’ alongside another Indian actor Mohan Kapoor.
‘Eternals’ is produced by Marvel Studios starring many more big actors like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, and Gemma Chan. The movie was out in theatres on November 05, 2021, in India and USA.
Takeaways
So now you know who is the Bollywood actor and actress in Eternals. The dance cast also has many more background dancers. These are the Indian characters in Eternals.
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