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When “Bridgerton” actor Priya Kansara first read the script for the action-comedy film “Polite Society,” she thought it was “kind of bonkers,” but knew immediately that she wanted to be part of it.
“It was just so original,” she told Reuters, and her co-lead, “Umbrella Academy” actor Ritu Arya, could not agree more.
The Focus Features film, which opens in theaters on Friday, travels between British-Pakistani teen angst to video game-style wedding heist combat, playing out against a punchy soundtrack.
Arya describes the movie as an “eclectic funny world where you just don’t know where it’s going to go, full of real characters and real relationships.”
“Polite Society” tells the story of teenager and aspiring stuntwoman, Ria Khan, who Kansara portrays, and her older sister Lena Khan, played by Arya.
When Lena drops out of art school and quickly gets engaged, Ria and her friends plan a bride-heist of epic proportions.
Director Nida Manzoor’s first feature film scored a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Critics have praised the quirky martial arts film for its inspiring and unconventional representation of compelling women and girls.
