Age: 53
female
Poorna Jagannathan (/ˈpɔːrnə ˌdʒɑːɡəˈnɑːθən/ POR-nə JAH-gə-NAH-thən; born December 22, 1972) is an American producer and actress of Indian descent. She is known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries The Night Of and for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever. Jagannathan also co-conceived, produced, and acted in the play Nirbhaya, considered "one of the most powerful and urgent pieces of human rights theatre ever made," and is regarded as a critical moment in India's history of women's empowerment. Jagannathan was named among the "Top 100 Most Impactful Asians" in America in 2021 and 2022 by Goldhouse. People magazine featured her in their 2024 "The Beautiful Issue", while Verve magazine named her among the top 50 most powerful women in India in 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Poorna Jagannathan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Poorna Jagannathan
Yashi Singh
for Yashi Singh in Manifest: Reborn
Suggested by user_349011
This story is about the passengers and crew of Montego Air Flight 829 who experience a brief period of turbulence, but when they land, they discover that five and a half years have passed. Not only they just mysteriously presumed dead; they also develop superpowers. This happened because their plane flew through a phenomenon call "Dark Lighting" during a period of turbulence. As a result, these passengers are gifted with unique abilities. But little they didn't know the passengers are being targeted by people called the Soul Assurance Regiment or SOAR for short. A military organization that hunts down any supernatural beings and now they those the passengers as a threat to humanity. As they reintegrate into society, they begin experiencing "callings", which are visions or intuitive urges that guide them to prevent tragedies and solve mysteries connected to their shared fate and their unique superpowers. This fan fiction story explores theme of these passengers as they try to understand why were given a second chance and why they have been gifted with powers.
