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ACTING ON HER INSTINCT

While the roles Anna Ben has essayed all seem straightforward on the surface, each had a twist of its own

Despite growing up with a screenwriter father (Benny Nayarambalam), Anna Ben didn’t consider becoming an actor till about three years ago. “It was in 2018 that that I told my mother. She has been supportive about everything I have wanted to do, but initially even she was scared if Dad would be okay. Finally, he just said, ‘Please don’t embarrass me’,” she says with a laugh.

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