Pitt's Supriya Ganesh talks about her challenging experience with gender dysphoria and how it affected her career as an actress.
In the story written Vulture and published on Wednesday, April 15, Ganesh, 28, recalls the “strange dysphoria” he experienced “when he moved to this country in 2015 for college.”
“[It] she always reminded me of my blackness and judged my femininity by how far I could distance myself from them.” “I had never questioned my sexuality before I came to America. … I came to the US thinking it would be a place where I could explore my crime without cultural rejection or shame. In a way, this was true, but I also started to feel dysphoric.”
Ganesh continued: “I was starting to understand what I had been going through since immigrating, but the labels I had (non-binary, gender) were really wrong.
The actress specifically remembered their work playing a role in their grief.
“Being in the American entertainment industry can feel a little marginalized as a person and as an idea. When people push back against the categories we're placed in, it can feel like the world is opening up,” he wrote. “In 2023, Lily Gladstone, the star of Killers of the Flower Moon, said in an interview that she uses the pronoun to honor her Blackfoot heritage and to de-gender herself. I've seen people use her pronouns before, but this was the first time I've had to take them off the hook.”
Ganesh expressed her gratitude to Gladstone, adding, “It was the most accurate way I could find to show my experience traveling the world as a South Asian queen. In a way, it allows me to show my strength in times when I might present myself as too feminine or go straight to other queer people. It's also the 'entertainment' that ticked all the boxes for so many years.”
The essay concluded with Ganesh wondering if immigration had contributed to his challenging relationship with gender.
“Sometimes I wonder if returning to India will make me feel dysphoric. Maybe, maybe not. I know it will be different from what I've experienced in the US, and feminism always feels accessible in a culture I'm familiar with. But what I've learned in the process has also empowered me creatively,” Ganesh wrote. “I am grateful to the pagan artists and colorists who allowed me to understand my worldview and saved me from hermeneutical injustice, which they might have had to face alone.”
The article concluded: “I want to tell stories that show us that we are full, three-dimensional people who live in gray.
The Pitt cast has never shied away from reacting to the loss of some of their own as many actors leave the show. The HBO Max hit series, which premiered in January 2025, follows a group of employees at a fictional Pittsburgh hospital who work one 15-hour shift. The series is led by Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle), […]
Ganesh's comments came as they remained tight-lipped about their controversial exit. Pitt. Variety It was reported earlier this month that the decision to write Dr. Samira Mohan was “driven by the story” because of the nature of the show made in the teaching hospital. Ayesha Harris' role as Dr. Parker Ellis, meanwhile, is being held up.
Ganesh, on the other hand, left the event of this game but did not elaborate on the situation. Meanwhile, Pitt star Noah Wyle broke the silence on the game.
“It's an inevitable thing that's going to happen every season with this show, because as writers we're struggling to figure out what's the last time we can have and keep most of the ensemble together for real,” Wyle, 54, said. Variety at The Pitt's PaleyFest show on Sunday, April 12.
The actor defended the decision to write Ganesh's character, adding, “Emergency rooms have a high revolving door. As always, we try to bring in new actors or promote from within as we go through these cast changes and try to keep the story lines fresh, but obviously Supriya has been a big part of our show since the beginning.”
He concluded: “Dr. Mohan is a lovely character, and I love playing with him and working with Supriya, and we wish him all the best in his next endeavours, and we will miss him.”
