At this year’s Sundance, one of the standout films was writer-director Nida Manzoor’s feature directorial debut, Polite Society. Blending up genres, Polite Society is an action-packed comedy about two British Pakistani sisters, Ria and Lena Khan, and Ria’s indignant will to fight for her hopes and dreams – and her sister’s – no matter whose butt she has to kick.
Ritu Arya, Priya Kansara, & Nida Manzoor on Scaling Buildings & Learning Kung Fu for 'Polite Society' | Sundance 2023
They also talk about why Kansara is the next Tom Cruise, their sisterhood on set, priming the audience for insanity, & what's next for Manzoor.
