By: Tirusha Dave

All photos courtesy of Audie England

The future is dazzling for Purva Bedi.  Currently, Purva can be seen on stage playing celebrated Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, in the world premiere of the play “The Rise of Dorothy Hale” at the St Luke’s Theatre in New York.  Hollywood has beckoned for Bedi with a slew of upcoming roles.  Watch for her this winter recurring on ABC’s Cashmere Mafia; dancing in the feature film Love ‘N Dancing; and filming the upcoming movie version of the play, Raisins Not Virgins.  Bedi is also the artistic director and founder of Disha Theatre, a theatre company based in New York while also juggling the role of executive producer and lead actress in Shyam Madiraju’s new feature film, Broken.

She can gracefully represent any part of the world through her British, Indian, French, Middle Eastern, Iraqi, Iranian, Afghani, Spanish, Mexican, and Puerto Rican accents.  For her role as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, “I am embracing and learning about this extraordinary artist who suffered so much pain in her life, through polio, miscarriages, a terrible trolley car accident, a disloyal husband but channeled all of that heartache to create stunning art. I have always wanted to play a ‘real person.’ This play fulfills so many of my dreams. I am loving it!”