Sasha Bhasin Reflects on XO, Kitty Role in New Interview
Sasha Bhasin is having a breakout year. The rising actress joined the cast of Netflix’s To All the Boys spinoff dramedy, XO, Kitty, earlier this year, taking on the role of Praveena, a fresh love interest for the titular character, portrayed by Anna Cathcart.
XO, KITTY S2 NOW IN PRODUCTION
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“Once I got [to set on XO, Kitty], I felt comfortable, and I feel like that’s how Praveena was too,” Bhasin told The Hollywood Reporter about her experience on the YA Show, which recently earned a season three renewal. “She’s technically new, but she was comfortable in the space that she was in.”
Bhasin joined the cast of MAX’s medical drama, The Pitt, as an influencer and patient Nandi. “I’m really just basking in the moment and just being right here and right now,” she added. Leading up to the actress’s interview with the media outlet, she hoped to tackle the “anxiety of being an actor” next.
The actress was asked about her character in XO, Kitty, adding a fun dynamic to the cast, and what brought her to that role. “It’s very nerve-wracking to join a show of this caliber [in] season two,” she stated. “This is the first production I’ve been a part of [at] this level, where you’re being flown out to Korea within this Netflix show that everybody loves.”
She added that flying to the East Asian country was the “nerve-wracking part,” but after spending time there, she felt like she was home. Meeting the cast and creating a strong dynamic helped Bashin throughout the change. “It’s really fun and how it’s portrayed on the show. It is a friend group of sorts,” she added.
She claimed working in Seoul was the coolest experience of her life due to being flown out to a place she’d never been to. “It was a dream. It’s how you think about spending two and a half months in Seoul, the best time of your life, just experiencing Korean culture, the food, karaoke, and the people. It was amazing,” she continued.
She was then asked about what it was like being the new kid on set, which Bashin thought “mirrored it a little bit” because she joined a group of higher-level professionals. “All of these other cast members have so much experience. It did reflect in that, but immediately once I got there. I felt comfortable, and I feel like once I got there. I felt comfortable, and that’s how Praveena was, too,” she concluded.
if xo kitty is gonna continue the parallels, then i petition for kitty to wear a suit like she did in the last tatbilb movie she's a bisexual this is a given right pic.twitter.com/2VWFdtaZ1W
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You can find the XO, Kitty season two trailer starring Bashin below.
