It took Rukmini Vasanth (rukmini_vasanth) a year and a half to tell her mother she wanted to be an actor. “I have to be an actor, I have to. Copious tears were included,” she laughs. RADA in London gave that audacious dream some structure. Until then, her free hours were spent watching “lots and lots” of movies and sitting in on her mother’s dance rehearsals. Read her full cover story at the link in bio, and grab a copy of our 30th anniversary issue of September-October ’26, on newsstands now! Editor: Snigdha Ahuja (snigdha.ahuja) Interview: Akshaya Pillai (akshaya_pillai) Photographer: Aastha Manchanda (manchandaa) Stylist: Nishtha Parwani (nishthaparwani) Makeup Artist: Savleen Kaur Manchanda (savleenmanchanda) Hair Artist: Sourav Roy (souravv_roy_) Editorial Coordinator: Shalini Kanojia (shalinikanojia) Fashion Assistants: Maitri Desai (maitriidesaii) and Ria Kothari (ria.kothari) Fashion Intern: Siddhi Goswami (styledbysiddhig) Artist PR Agency: Tree-shul Media Solutions (treeshu...