Meet the ‘Best of the Best’ Cast and Characters

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays MayaJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesMaya is Anjali’s best friend!Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is best known for starring in Never Have I Ever on Netflix for four seasons. Last year she appeared in Freakier Friday. You might also know her (or at least her voice) from some recent My Little Pony movies, Turning Red, Slanted, and The Boys. She’ll soon be seen on the second season of Elle as well!IG: @maitreyiramakrishnanPriyanka Kedia plays AnjaliJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesAnjali is Maya’s best friend!Priyanka Kedia is relatively new to professional acting on screen, but was in the recent movies Disclosure Day and Everything to Me.IG: @pkwizzlesAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowAnkur Rathee plays RonakMichael Loccisano//Getty ImagesRonak is Maya’s dance partner.Ankur Rathee had a recurring role in the streaming series Four More Shots Please! You might also know him from films including Thapped, Shezada, Taish, and Eternally Confused and Eager for Love.IG: @ankurratheeofficialChaneil Kular plays ArjunJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesArjun is a student at school.Chaneil Kular has a recurring role on the long-running BBC soap opera Doctors. But you most likely know him from Sex Education or maybe Black Narcissus. He was also in The Revenge Club, Bodies, and starred in the film Accused.IG: @chaneilkularAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJanina Gavankar plays RekhaMichael Loccisano//Getty ImagesRekha is Anjali’s mother.Janina Gavankar is best known for major memorable roles on televisions shows like The Vampire Diaries, Sleepy Hollow, Arrow, The Mysteries of Laura, The L Word, True Blood, and The Morning Show. Her film credits include Blindspotting, The Way Back, and Borderlands.IG: @janinaBecky Alex plays DimpleJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesDimple is a competitive dancer.This is Becky Alex’s feature film debut! She’s also booked and busy playing Dawn on the tenth anniversary tour of Waitress.IG: @becky.alexAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowShreya Navile plays DeepicaJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesDeepica is a competitive dancer.Not only is Shreya an actress, but she’s also a curve model with over 159k followers on TikTok.IG: @shreya_navileHasan Minhaj plays HamzaJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesHamza is a professor at school.Hasan Minhaj is a stand-up comedian and actor. You might know him from corresponding on/guest hosting The Daily Show or regular hosting his own talk show and awards shows like The Independent Spirit Awards. As an actor, you’ve seen him in The Morning Show, Tron: Ares, It Ends With Us, and No Hard Feelings.IG: @hasanminhajAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowLilly Singh plays Sunny SinghMathew Tsang//Getty ImagesSunny is a minor character.Lilly Singh is a YouTuber, host, and actress you know from her own talk show A Little Late, shows like The Muppets Mayhem, and films like The Bad Guys and Bad Moms.IG: @lillyNihar Duvvuri plays NirbhayMichael Loccisano//Getty ImagesNirbhay is a competitive dancer.Nihar Duvvuri stole scenes as Jared in the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. He made his Broadway debut in Romeo + Juliet with Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor, and followed it up with the Broadway play John Proctor is the Villain. He’s also set to appear in the new season of American Horror Story.IG: @niharduvvuriAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowNico Greetham plays HarryJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesHarry is, believe it, another competitive dancer.Nico Greetham is officially a member of the Murphyverse, as he has been in both American Horror Story and the anthology spin-off American Horror Stories. He played characters named Nick in both the final season of Love, Victor and the movie musical adaptation of The Prom.IG: @nicogreetham