has delivered perhaps the best , most anxiety-inducing downward spiral of all time. Rishi Ramdani, the Pierpoint head trader whose briskly delivered quips are as witty as they are horrifically vulgar,Despite how accurately he embodies Rishi, Sagar Radia is nothing like his character — when he meets me at Nine Orchard for a chat about that absolutely bonkers episode of television, his demeanor is rather gentle.
It’s difficult. There’s this deep-rooted complexity around immigration and second-generation immigration and what that looks like and where you fit in the world, and there’s a lot of othering and code switching. I think Rishi embodies that in his experience. As Sagar, I can sometimes feel that. I’m lucky, because London is very multicultural.
When the script came, I thought of Michael Jordan when he retired. Here’s a guy who was at the top of his game. He was still considered the GOAT, but people spoke about his alleged gambling addictions, and the minute he retired from all professional sports — I think that competitive edge doesn’t go away. That’s still instilled in you, because you’ve had it for such a long time. I think for Rishi, he’s probably always been a city boy. He likes being in that concrete jungle; work hard, play hard.