Supriya Ganesh Refuses to Choose Between Art and Reality

upriya Ganesh knew she was going to end up in scrubs somehow, but even she couldn’t have predicted what fate had in store. After coming to the United States to study neurology at Columbia University, they went on to take the MCATs, where their scores were so good that they became a tutor. But you can’t avoid passion, and acting continued to call her.

“I’d start off in a bio lab, and then in the evening, I’d be taping an audition for some indie movie,” Supriya told Cosmopolitan via Zoom.

All of a sudden, the script had landed on their desk. It was a new medical show for HBO taking place in the emergency room of a Pittsburgh hospital. And while they’ve auditioned for plenty of other ones before, this one felt more real. The series would end up becoming The Pitt, the critically acclaimed and publicly beloved drama that became an instant hit for the network thanks to constant word of mouth and a fan base that became absolutely obsessed as soon as it aired. And the center of it all is Supriya’s very own Dr. Samira Mohan.

Despite the very chaotic world of The Pitt, which follows a group of emergency room doctors throughout one 15-hour shift, there’s moments of stillness and heart as Dr. Mohan decides to do what everyone around her is telling her not to do: stop and listen. Her method allows her to discover more about her patients and give them the proper care they need, something that feels not only against the very nature of an emergency room but also the U.S. medical system and even life as a whole. But, just like Dr. Mohan, Supriya is now taking the time to let it all settle in.

Chatting with Cosmopolitan, Supriya reveals what it’s like to be stuck in the weird time bubble of the show, how Samira’s personality changes this season, and why she’s down to do a horror next.

See the rest of her interview here:

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69936784/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-interview/