For most Indian actors and Indian-origin actors, landing a role in a Hollywood film (even if it is blink-and-miss part) or in Western television shows is a big deal. Most are keen on going global and love to tomtom about making a mark in the West.

Nimrat Kaur essays a Pakistani character in the fourth season of the American political thriller television series Homeland for which she shot in South Africa. She essays the character of Tasneem Kureshi, a high-level operative within Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi