Iman Vellani is a Canadian actress. He became a Marvel superhero and made his screen debut with an OTT mini-series that released on June 8, 2022. He is also an actor for the next Marvel movie, The Marvels.
Wiki/Biography
Iman Vellani was born on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 (age 19; in 2021) in Karachi, Pakistan. His parents immigrated to Canada with him when he was one year old. He completed his studies at Unionville High School in Ontario, Canada.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family & Ethnicity
Iman Vellani comes from a Muslim family.
Parents & Siblings
Vellani’s father is an accountant, and her mother is a nurse practitioner. His brother is six years older than him and works as an engineer.
Husband & Son
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Career
In 2019, he was selected as a member of the TIFF Next Wave Committee at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Iman Vellani with TIFF’s Next Wave Committee
Marvel Studios announced the series Ms. Marvel in August 2019. Vellani gave a Zoom audition for the lead character and her audition was highlighted by Sana Amanat. He is a character developer at Marvel and co-creator of the character Kamala Khan. In 2020, he directed two short films, including Push and I don’t want to be alone. In September 2020, Vellani completed auditions for the role of Kamala Khan, who is the superheroine in Ms. Marvel, Disney+ and Marvel Studio miniseries. He stars alongside Yasmeen Fletcher, Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Matt Lintz, Azhar Usman, Zenobia Shroff, and Saagar Shaikh in this miniseries. Iman comes from a Muslim family, and in this series, she plays Marvel’s first Muslim Superhero. Once, he spoke about this experience and said,
Growing up, I felt very disconnected from my culture and religion because I grew up in Canada. I don’t have brown friends who are not from my mosque and I don’t hang out with them. Filming the show, I learned a lot about my ancestry. That’s the special thing I get to share with the character, and that’s because I work with so many incredible creators who come from a Muslim or Pakistani background.
Iman Vellani in the first episode of the Ms Marvel series
In June 2022, she also appeared in A Fan’s Guide to Ms. Marvel, a short documentary featuring interviews with the film-making team and Vellani. On June 8, he made his first appearance on screen. Vellani’s mini-series and show were praised by the audience and received many positive reviews. This miniseries was released as part of the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and was created to form the basis for The Marvels, which is the next film of the franchise. Vellani is also cast in the film The Marvels, which is expected to release on 28 July 2023.
Favourite
- Film Producer: Kevin Feige
Facts/Trivia
- He’s a huge Iron Man fan and can recite the first five minutes of the First Iron Man sequel.
- All over his bedroom, he has Marvel posters all around him. In a Zoom call audition for Ms. Marvel, she showed her entire room to Executive Producer Bersama Sana Amanat. In an interview, Amanat said,
He showed me every corner of his room, and it was covered in Avengers. Then he said, ‘Oh wait, I’m not done yet’, opened his cupboard, and there was more Marvel everywhere.’
- He read Ms. Marvel, an American comic book, in his teenage years and became a big fan of Kamal Khan’s character. After playing the lead role in the series Ms. Marvel, he spoke about it and said,
He feels a lot like me, and a lot of that comes not just from his background and ethnicity but because he’s also a fan of the Marvel universe.’
- After graduation, she had plans to attend the Ontario College of Art & Design to study integrated media but was unable to make it.
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