Set to portray a fierce ice hockey player in Disney’s ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’, the Indian-American actor chats about continuing the legacy of a fan-favourite underdog story alongside a new set of talents
“It’s definitely a challenge to remember a hockey technique and match-play you’ve rehearsed a lot, while staying in character,” laughs an effervescent Swayam Ranjeet Bhatia (better known as ‘Sway’) during a video call from her home in the U.S. with MetroPlus, adding, “there is so much happening in your head at that time, but I love that experience because you’re also aware of the cameras moving around you and your own expressions and how the ‘match’ is going.’”
Back on the ice
The 13-year-old actor is referring to her latest role as Sofi Hudson-Batra, a young Indian teen who is a talented hockey player on the Mighty Ducks team in the much-awaited reboot series. Taking place nearly 30 years after cult-classic trilogy The Mighty Ducks (1992…