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Amara Karan (Tamil: அமரா கரன்) (born Amara Karunakaran, 1 January 1984) is an English actress who made her film début as the love interest in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited. The film premièred at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. Her character was described in The Hollywood Reporter as "the train's attractive Indian stewardess" while Time called her 'lovely' and Variety called her character the "comely train stewardess Rita", stating that "newcomer Karan makes a strong impression as the sexy 'sweet lime' girl". Karan's second film role was as wannabe airhead Peaches... MORE

Amara Karan (Tamil: அமரா கரன்) (born Amara Karunakaran, 1 January 1984) is an English actress who made her film début as the love interest in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited. The film premièred at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. Her character was described in The Hollywood Reporter as "the train's attractive Indian stewardess" while Time called her 'lovely' and Variety called her character the "comely train stewardess Rita", stating that "newcomer Karan makes a strong impression as the sexy 'sweet lime' girl". Karan's second film role was as wannabe airhead Peaches in the 2007 St Trinian's film. She made her stage début in a 2008 RSC production of The Merchant of Venice. Karan was born in London, England to Sri Lankan Tamil parents who had emigrated to England from Zambia two years before she was born. She was born and brought up in Wimbledon and attended Wimbledon High School. She shortened her surname to Karan. Karan went on to study at St Catherine's College, Oxford University and while there began acting in amateur plays including Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World at the Burton Taylor Theatre for which she received rave reviews and was also singled out for her LESS