Ritu Arya Instagram – Ritu Arya (@rituarya) has that sort of look about her: raven hair, dark eyes, a sharp nose, bangs she has never regretted. In Nida Manzoor’s ‘Lady Parts’, she plays Saira Shah, the angsty frontwoman of an all-female punk band. In ‘Polite Society’, she doesn’t think twice before smashing her sister’s head into a photo frame. In ‘The Umbrella Academy’, she is a skilled assassin with a secret past. They’re all a very specific kind of role that you would imagine a very specific kind of woman in. But in reality, Arya is all rainbows and sunshine. Tap the link in bio to read more about why she believes that the definition of ‘badass’ in the modern world is about being courageous and authentic. Photographer: Suleika Mueller (@suleikamueller), Agency: Artworld (@artworld.agency) Fashion Editor: Tania Fadte (@taniafadte) Words: Sadaf Shaikh (@sadaf_shaikh) Executive Editor: Arman Khan (@arman.gif) Hairstylist: Lewis Stanford (@lewisstanfordhair) Makeup Artist: Justine Jenkins (@justinejenkins) Bookings Editor: Aliza Fatma (@alizaafatmaa) Entertainment Editor: Eliz Akdeniz (@elizakdeniz_) Production: The Curated (@_the.curated) Assisted by: Tom Porter, Jody Evans, Nina Close; Hempstead May (@hempstead_may) (Photography); Arielle Neuhaus Gold (@ari3ll3_neuhausgold) (Styling) Dress, Molly Goddard (@mollygoddard). Shoes, Jimmy Choo (@jimmychoo). Necklace, Valliyan (@valliyan)