Why Janina Gavankar Calls Her ‘The Way Back’ Co-Star Ben Affleck Her ‘Artist Ally for Life’

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Why Janina Gavankar calls her TheWayBack co-star Ben Affleck her 'artist ally for life'

“He didn’t know how to ask me this, but he was like, ‘Where did you…? Where did you…?’ And I finished his sentence. I was like, ‘Where did I come from?’” Gavankar told ‘Ben, I’ve been [acting] for 15 years. I’ve been marginalized for 15 years. There was no way I would get to act across from you in any of these years until now.’”

“One, I have a body of work that earned me the right to even audition. And two, finally, somebody like me gets to audition for a movie like that,” says Gavankar of her co-starring role in “.” She adds with a laugh, “But also, realistically, they didn’t have money, and I was very cheap.” Gavankar’s latest projects include playing the lead in the NBC pilot “Echo,” as well as the short horror film “Stucco,” the latter of which she starred in, in addition to co-directing, co-producing and co-writing with her creative partner Russo Schelling.

“I’m in such a strange industry that if you don’t have that engine, you’re just not gonna make it. Also, I’ve been a brown girl my whole life. When I first moved to L.A., there were no opportunities. There was really nothing,” she says.

 

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Janina She is Narcissistic ASF Lately I want the old Janina back

Janina How exactly has she been marginalized any more than the next actress? She looks white to me. Maybe her doppelgänger Gina Gershon took all her roles.

Janina Jen Erso

Janina Now that's a person who's been through some things. Great article. Janina keep Bangin! 👊🏽🙏🏽🎬

Janina I like this quote very much!!

Janina

Ok Papi

Yeah, I still don't believe Affleck has any sense of decency, decorum, understanding, or even a basic concept of misogyny. He's proven what he is a hundred times over.

damiangoal30 Looking forward to that movie.

Why has it taken Ben Affleck THIS LONG to realize that women, women of color, & especially women of color over 35, struggle to get these gigs? And while we're on it, why do we need another redemption story about a white man? Put Janina in a lead role & write THAT story.

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