Anjanli Bhimani

What is your personal and professional philosophy?
As you climb the ladder – in life and career and anywhere else – have one hand reaching for the next rung and one reaching back to pull someone else up.
Surround yourself with people who love you as you are but won’t let you settle for less than you can be.
It isn’t my business to judge my unique contribution to the world – it is just my job to contribute in my own unique way.

What upcoming performances or projects would you like to promote?
On August 3, Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical game from Summerfall Studios. Then we will be launching another TTRPG show called DesiQuest, the first premium role-playing game show with an entirely South Asian leading cast. And on the horizon is the original series The B Word by Sabrina Besla, a series about the lives of five South Asian American women and how they are brought together and ripped apart by the most unpredictable and explosive of them all. And my bestselling book, I Am Fun Size, and So Are YOU!: Thoughts from a Tiny Human On Living A Giant Life is available on Amazon, Audible, and Streamily.com.

What is the highlight of your work?
In the theater, it was the long-lived experience of Metamorphoses, a play that started in Chicago, then toured the country, and then went on to a wildly successful run on Broadway. In the gaming world, it was the release of Overwatch and the ongoing love I’ve shared with that community. And on television there have been many, but Ms Marvel was definitely one of the biggest highlights of the last few years, both onscreen and off.

What are your future goals?
Just to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible – both in terms of what I can do as an actor and what I can do for the world. I want to continue doing work that helps people know they aren’t alone, and provides not just entertainment, but genuine help to those in need.

Please provide a project brief/teaser for your next project.
DesiQuest is an upcoming tabletop role playing game, and the first of its kind as a show set in a completely Indian inspired fantasy universe (created by Jasmine Bhullar) with an entirely South Asian leading cast. We’ll be releasing it this fall and can’t wait for audiences all around the world to see the universe we’ve created together!