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Visual artist who collaborated with Marvel on representing culture through art
Updated On: 01 July, 2022 10:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Tanishka D’Lyma
As Marvel’s first brown superhero resonates with South Asian communities across India and the rest of the world, we speak to an artist who collaborated with the entertainment platform to create an artwork that highlights the show’s cultural significance

The artist’s Ms Marvel artwork. Pic Courtesy/Neha Kapil, 2022 Marvel
Even today, inaccurate stereotypes continue to hinder meaningful interactions with and an understanding of communities. This is why the realistic portrayal of culture in Ms Marvel, the first brown superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has already found popularity among audiences. The character Kamala Khan, played by actor Iman Vellani, is a Pakistani Muslim teen from New Jersey and is nothing like any cultural stereotype usually subjected to the South Asian diaspora and women.
Promotions of the show included commissioning South Asian artists to create artworks that highlight aspects of the show that resonated with them. From the talented lot is Neha Kapil, an Indian-American visual artist and fashion designer based in Los Angeles.

