Actor Gia Sandhu on speaking Tamil in ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’

Canadian actor Gia Sandhu, starring as Ms Perumal in the series ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’, chats about stronger roles for Indian actors, the timing of the series and why everyone should work with children

“The Mysterious Benedict Society is the perfect show for this time,” says actor Gia Sandhu. Set to play the warm-hearted teacher, Ms Perumal, in the Disney+ series that has been adapted from the popular young adult quartet of books of the same name, she is all-smiles for a video call with The Hindu. . The Canadian actor is well aware that with the ongoing pandemic, the world is running high on anxiety and low on empathy. The series follows four orphans with no magical powers but rather heightened senses of empathy, intellect – superpowers that are very human. They are brought to Mr Benedict (Tony Hale) who tasks them with finding the source of an unexplained global disaster.