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54 || FASHION MAGAZINE || FEBRUARY 2015provided her with opportunities to participate in the arts so she did not have to abandon her passion altogether.Following suit, Tehmina found a job after graduating that would provide her with that %u2018stable%u2019 life her parents wanted for her. It was not until European agent, Joe Hutton, reached out to convince Tehmina to go into acting that she gave the idea a real chance. After completing some research Tehmina chose to leave London and move to LA, in order to learn from a particular acting teacher, Margie Haber. It was with Haber%u2019s direction that Sunny was able to transform the one time chance of nailing an audition, from a happenstance occurrence to a concentrated and purposeful effort. In one of Tehmina%u2019s first roles, she played Vina, in the movie The Ground beneath Her Feet directed by Mike Figgis. In this adaption, her character is a scarred woman whose life is chronicled through a span of 40 years. Her path is depicted as she weaves through love and pain among the male characters in the movie. The novel, The Ground beneath Her Feet was originally written by Salman Rushdie. Tehmina regrets that she was never able to meet the author, as she was unable to attend the opening night of the production. Tehmina adds that it was %u201ca fabulous novel and working with Mike Figgis was a dream come true.%u201dIn 2012, Sunny appeared in the Oscar award winning film Argo, directed by Ben Affleck. She was also hand-picked to play a role in the Oscar nominated project Children of Men, giving her the opportunity to work alongside stars Clive Owen and Julianne Moore. In the film, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Tehmina plays a futuristic underground gang member. On television, Sunny has been cast in Emmy award winning productions including NCIS, Californication, Heroes, Undercovers, Aaron Sorkins%u2019 The Newsroom, ABC%u2019s Mistresses, and The Following with Kevin Bacon.From The Ground beneath Her Feet to Mistresses, Tehmina has evolved as an actor, playing roles in such diverse projects. She tends to lean towards Dramas and Thrillers, so to date much of her projects have gravitated toward this. However, Sunny also finds herself venturing into the world of comedy, as her dry quirky sense of humor is opening doors.Tehmina acknowledges that she has never been typecast as a Bollywood persona or character, but almost wishes she would be. %u201cFor some reason I%u2019m not easily recognized in America to fit in to what they feel is a stereotype of an Indian female.%u201d Tehmina explains that American casting tends to lean toward darker skin for Indian characters, and because of her lighter skin she >>>>>