PRESS
on Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
Purva Bedi is seductive and elusive as Esmeralda.

on "There or Here"
The expressive Bedi shines, playing multiple customer-service characters, notably a hilariously inexperienced phone-sex operator. She brings new meaning to E.M. Forsters exhortation, "Only connect."

on Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
Purva Bedi is charming as a professional gypsy "virgin."

on There or Here
...a computer-repair help line, a phone-sex line, even a fast-food order window. ..Purva Bedi nicely handles several of these roles. These encounters provide both comic relief and context...

on My Wandering Boy
"In particular, Bedi has a riveting presence as a restlessly physical creature who holds hostage a large chunk of the mystery in her heart and bed."

on My Wandering Boy
...the evocative and occasionally purple poetry of longing [is] beautifully delivered by Purva Bedi as Sally

on My Wandering Boy
"Sally Wright (Purva Bedi), Emmett's younger and feistier lover, is more overtly angry. She slept with his friend Rooster (John Cabrera), the buddy who now has custody of his dog, out of a morass of only partly conscious vindictive feelings. In one of the play's more
memorable speeches, she wrestles with her frustration and guilt: "You know there's all this great stuff in there, and occasionally, you get
a peek at it, just big enough to keep you wanting more; a question no
one else has asked you before, a sweet note, a look, a hug that lasts
longer than you thought it would. But he won't let you have the rest,
and you begin to hate him for hoarding the good stuff ... "

on My Wandering Boy
"Bedi runs the gamut between philosophical acceptance and seething outrage"

on American Desi
Purva Bedi is a shining exception: She's got star quality to burn.

ELLE Magazine
magazine
 on E.R.
  "Purva Bedi, an emerging actress
  whose star shines bright."

on East is East
....the sexy, defiant daughter, Meenah (Purva Bedi)

on East is East
Purva Bedi [has] developed an organic synchronicity

on These Very Serious Jokes
...a velvety half-voice by Purva Bedi 's luscious presence

on Bad Women
.. the most striking performance by Purva Bedi. Reveling in subtlety and introspection, but having far and away the least to do, Bedi comes across as not only down-to-earth, but likable. You feel for her.

on American Desi
The alluring Nina (Purva Bedi), who, wouldn't you know, respects her Indian roots and expects him to do the same, the exuberant cast invest it with fresh energy and winning humor.

Bibi Magazine on American Desi
Articulate and gregarious ; Purva’s real life persona is even more approachable than her American Desi counterpart.

on E.R.
Young, vivacious and unassuming, Purva Bedi has been making waves by acting in diverse roles in theatre as well as in films and TV…acting runs in her blood.

 on These Very Serious Jokes
  We will, presumably, be seeing more
  of Purva Bedi ; she does some
   quietly affecting work

on Green Card Fever
"a frisky Indian-American woman (Purva Bedi)."

on These Very Serious Jokes
" The lovely Margarete (Purva Bedi)"