Ms. Marvel’s co-creator Sana Amanat shares about Kamala Khan’s trip to Karachi. Image Source: CNET
Ms. Marvel’s co-creator Sana Amanat shares about Kamala Khan’s trip to Karachi.
The Muslim superhero was co-created by Sana Amanat, writer G. Willow Wilson, illustrator Adrian Alphona, and editor Steve Wacker in 2014 while she was employed as a Marvel Comics editor. She presently works as a producer for the Ms. Marvel series and has the answers to all the challenging queries about the origin of Kamala Khan, a superhero who is played by actress Iman Vellani.
Sana recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly where she dwelled upon the latest episode (fourth) of the show, which takes the audience into the deep roots of Kamala Khan, including in Jersey City and Pakistan, and also other dimensions.
Sana stated that it's been a very lengthy process for everyone involved from the invention of the superhero to seeing her on-screen and that none of them ever expected the program to be a worldwide phenomenon. She claimed that she and Willow Wilson often make fun of the fact that, at the time, they were of the opinion that they would have a few problems, but that now everyone was participating in the program, people were interested in it. Sana expressed her gratitude and mentioned that she believes that many people are enjoying the program and that it's fascinating to watch their responses, even when they only express enjoyment of the music or other aspects of the presentation.
Sana was asked about the use of brightness on the show compared to other Marvel shows, to which she said that they were very clear that there was going to be brightness to the max, but they wanted to make sure that it still felt like it was in the Marvel Universe and that’s why the creators decided to experience with Ms. Marvel. During the conversation, she mentioned that the directors were very kind to say that this is not a regular Marvel Cinematic Universe show, it’s theirs, and then they would show them the bright lockers all the time.
Intriguingly, the reporter inquired of Sana Amanat about Kamala Khan's past as a djinn. Sana claims that she started working for Marvel Studios 2.5 years ago and switched over for these projects. She works closely with the writer's room, where everything is put together by the main writer Bisha K. Ali and her team. She continued by saying that the writers were seeking to envelop the story in a unique mythos that was linked to larger themes from the Marvel Universe as well as tenuously to the mythology of Islamic and Asian civilizations. Sana continued that at first, she thought people are going to be mad if they just change the powers and mentioned that overseeing producer Jenna Berger understood that the show needed to strike a balance between what made the comic so special and distinctive while also evolving it and making it a true adaptation.
Sana said that she agreed to the difficulties when Kevin Feige asked her to adapt the comic for the show, stating that the tale of Kamala Khan, her ancestry, and her background had captured her attention the most. She claimed that the authors heavily referenced comics to keep the essence of comics on the show. They were able to achieve equilibrium in this way. It's always intriguing to comprehend the numerous worlds to which one belongs and what their relationship is with all of them, Sana stated about the episode four (partition) cliffhanger. She also suggested that perhaps everyone should consider their relationship with the location where they currently reside and the location from which their families have originated, and try to learn about its history. Sana claimed that understanding everything provides one the perspective of not just who they are but also the skills to be able to choose what sort of person they want to be.
Samina Ahmed, the actor who portrays the grandma, is a thrill and a great joy, according to Sana Amanat, and she is a nice person. She continued by saying that the actress makes her think of her family and grandma and that the sequence between the two, as portrayed by Zenobia Shroff (Kamala's mother), was crucial. She continued by saying that while males are often discussed, women are often forgotten and that the scenario served as a reminder to everyone there of what is left over after a split, such as the partition, and how this impacts relationships. She claimed that it laid out how much grief and pain were laid out at this particular period in time, the partition. The co-creator concluded by saying that the program is a story about identity.
Without knowing what home is and what it means to you, how can you comprehend who you are? In that sense, The Clandestine is an intriguing contradiction because you're talking about people being relocated and then there are these folks that see it this way. She is curious to see how other people will react because that metaphor is much more complicated.She showed interest in the entire event during the post-show talks. She claimed that due to the complexity of the situation, they are discussing both a South Asian and a Muslim role. She thus thinks that they tried to tell a story of what it's like to lose your home and how you work to establish a new one.
Sana concluded that's what Kamala's parents did as they arrived in a different country and settled in America and Kamala has a vague feeling of what it means. Consequently, there are surely a lot of similarities, all of which was done on purpose.
Ms. Marvel’s episodes are streaming on Disney+.
