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Television Sun Aug 29 2010
Now that Archie Panjabi Won an Emmy, I'm Going to Talk about Her American Accent
I am very glad that Archie Panjabi won an Emmy for her role as Kalinda in my favorite drama series "The Good Wife," which takes place in Chicago and has some interesting incongruencies that I'll probably keep pointing out here.
Her character is interesting and multifaceted (not the typical slut/bimbo that TV likes to give us), and she's a good actress. However, I sometimes notice that her American accent slips to reveal her British one when she uses words with "r" and some vowels. Since I'm into language, I tend to catch weakened American accents, and while she gets it right most of the time, I still discern the imperfections. I think the show implies that she is American-born and her parents immigrated from India, so her accent should be totally Chicago or wherever she's supposed to be from.
Anyway, I'm very glad she won and look forward to watching the new season!