WebThe Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series created, directed and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins. Were not entirely sure exactly of her relationship with Thomas, but its coming up, maybe a boyfriend-girlfriend, possibly a wife down the road? [crosstalk 00:59:03] get rid of the narratives that hes told himself about what things are supposed to look like and be like and feel like. And he did it. Yeah. Yasmine:And I remember thinking, That sounds like fun, I want to try it. And then I graduated. But I remember keeping it in the back of my head. Charan:Well, its interesting, because I know for me, from back when I was in high school, I had a buddy that we would always be like, Hey, dude, lets make some memories. Just like rolls off the tongue, Prabhakar. Thats so similar to my experience. Charan:I want to hear the philosophy behind it, too. So, thats something with my background of being coming from a Middle Eastern background. Oh, yeah, you feel, yeah. "UAE-born actress Yasmine Al-Bustami 'proud' to be Arab as she stars in 'NCIS' spin-off", "Alpha Sets Live 'Interactive' Sci-Fi Series 'Orbital Redux', "THE MUSICAL COMEDY "I SHIP IT" SEASON TWO TO AIR THIS SUMMER ON THE CW", "THE CHOSEN: Interview With Actress Yasmin Al-Bustami and Producer Chad Gunderson", "Vanessa Lachey To Headline 'NCIS: Hawai'i; Yasmine Al-Bustami & Jason Antoon Also Cast In CBS Spinoff", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yasmine_Al-Bustami&oldid=1160970137, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0, This page was last edited on 19 June 2023, at 20:43. Too much of us are doing things that arent making us come alive, putting our energy towards things that arent doing that. Yasmine:God bless that guy. And Im like-, Yeah, Im totally doing it wrong. Yes, that would be my, yup. An. And at this event, we were actually with. It is an experience, so skydiving for a trip. This is horrible. I didnt realize how cold it was. And it was just like, he had sorrow in his eyes because hes almost giving me a warning about it, right? And she had this instant-like connection to him. That was amazing. Austin was the first person I met. Once I get really close to, I want to share everything with somebody, but realizing that there are some people who, even if youre maybe really close to them, sometimes some people who really just want to get you or to understand you just dont and wont. The romance between the Apostle Thomas and his girlfriend/potential fianc Ramah has been a topic of significant interest for fans of The Chosen. And I remember getting the messages like, Hey, its going to be chilly. Yeah, exactly. [src] Tamar is an Ethiopian friend of the healed paralytic at Capernaum and one of the women helping Jesus' ministry. I knew that they werent real people, but I wanted to be them. I think his names Chad. Charan:Yeah, Im putting it out there. For me, it doesnt have to be a park, but as long as its an empty space or an empty field. But I was like, Oh, this, I think, would be such a great fun thing to do. I was going to little small concerts here and there. Im going to keep trying to do that.. And then getting it at the very last absolute second that you could get it out because the sun was going down. But I filmed my scene a couple of days before or a day before or something like that. But depending on where you grew up and what your environment is, not everyone is out there saying, I want to be an actor. Charan:I know. I wouldnt know that. I had the chance to meet her, actually, at Sundance. Last two questions. Hes a really good friend of mine. Again, it came as an audition from my agent, and did the tape. Were just going to go, in southern Utah, theres a place called St. George. He ultimately wanted me to be happy. Oh, yeah, you feel, yeah. And I actually live my life a lot by that type of philosophy. So, I would like to still focus on myself. Charan:Then you can see like, Oh, my gosh, this is why its such a miracle, because so many things have happened. The things that I feel Ive planned for didnt happen, so many things did not happen. And so, thats really important to me. Once a week, at least, I tried doing it once. But I remember anytime that I would watch movies or TV shows how captivated I was. But yeah, it is so interesting when I was talking, and I even talked to at Corbin about them, I do, Your dad told something crazy. And its interesting because that was, man, so many years ago, but still echoed with me to this day. Nothing, I know, whenever we have these kinds of conversations, important life-altering conversations, people wait for the right moment, or people wait until things are perfectly put into place, when it feels right. Yasmine Al-Bustami was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to a Palestinian-Jordanian father and Filipina mother, but moved with her family to Texas at the age of three. Because Yasmine didnt have much of a connection to her native country, her parents sent her to live there when she was 13. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you so much for-. But in that, he and my dad butted heads all growing up, massively, growing up, so much so that they both were what they needed to soften each other. And then, no one knew what was going to happen. Boy, Ill tell you. Yasmine:And that was six years ago, almost seven years ago now. Fun Facts I dont want to say I do believe in it. Maybe I shouldnt say anything. And then, my dad was, he decided to let a lot of those things go. Seriously, right. You know, man, that is a whole thing. Charan:It was interesting, because I had done a little bit I did plays in high school, like a couple of plays and stuff, [crosstalk 00:14:49]-. And I was like, This is going to be great. And there were four episodes of the show just finished. Like a parking lot, I would be so happy with a parking lot. Yeah. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. But whats also interesting is, in the church that I go to and stuff, theres a lot of, a lot people arent big fans of the content that we put out. Are we going to, whats happening? And Im excited for, Im very excited for the future of the show and honestly-. Yasmine:Youre going through some things, too. But he had to go through life a very different way than how I went through life. The romance between the Apostle Thomas and his girlfriend/potential fianc Ramah has been a topic of significant interest for fans of The Chosen. Chosen And even cartoons. And its all about that. It just recalibrates me; it energizes me. And I had a blast. Charan:Yeah, last, last question, okay. And then, after it, it was a video of Dallas talking about what he wanted to do with the show. Its going to be so fun. And sweet Dallas, right when we got to set and stuff, he stopped the crew, stopped everybody, saying, Hey, guys, I have to tell you about this huge thing that happened., And hes like, We didnt know who our actor was going to be, and then all of a sudden Charan suddenly showed up. And I was like, Dude, youre making me blush. And then, hes like, Oh, and hes going to kill it. And Im like, You dont know that. And so, next week is our trip, so were all stoked about it. Okay. The best way to listen to this conversation with Yasmine Al-Bustami and Charan Prabhakar is on one of these podcast platforms: Yasmine has starred in plenty of shows and movies during her time as an actor. That worked. You let me know when you find out, because I feel I will be the last to find out. Charan:And it just felt heavy, very heavy when I was doing that. And hes a financial dude. We kept getting rejected on our visas to come to America. Sara Anne as young Mary (pilot episode and special episode) Because sometimes some things maybe you shouldnt do. And I was like, Oh, well, let me try this, and see if I can be doing this at the same time just to get my mind off of, just to do something fun.. And Im like, Dude, that sounds terrible, that sounds awful. And hes like, Look, I do get joy from other things, like my grandkids and stuff like that. But hes like, Go do what you love. And I always remember that. Do you still talk to him? I know. The Chosen And I remember coming across I got my degree in finance. Yasmine:He was the one that had to actively make that choice then did it only happen. Yasmine:Well, thats the thing, is that it takes, you can only do so much. Hold on. Yasmine:Until obviously, until I hit like puberty, and then he was like, Oh, shes a woman. But its funny, whenever I was growing up, Im very much, I think, more of a tomboy. I saw it forever ago. But I dont know how you live your life. Its going to be cold. But Im like-. And thats whats so great about it. Well, I havent thought about that in a while. Yasmine:Its going to happen. You can make it, its your personal lemonade. Its so interesting. Thats awesome. So, Im just really happy that I have I created a support group for myself who, if I ever do need to have a conversation about a certain thing, if someone doesnt understand it, then I know I have another person that I can go to. Charan: Oh, no, no, were discussing names, and were discussing how to pronounce them. I mean, were sitting here, I was not planning whenever I was 10 or, given that, 21 or 22. But I hate accounting. And Im like, Oh. And hes like, I hate it. Sorry, I ruined your great show. And he always tells people, because a lot of times he has meetings with people, and theyre trying to share all the things thats wrong in their life and they need some help. His name is Kurt Brown. And some sets, I wouldnt even expect it to, was super-duper warm and welcoming. Yasmine:Oh, because of our conversation, not feeling alive. And its everywhere now. So, I didnt even think to tell my parents, Hey, I would like to try this stuff. And I didnt even think that it could be a career. Previous film & TV appearances include: Orbital Redux on Dust, The Chosen on The CW & Netflix, John Legends music video Surefire, CBS S.W.A.T., Netflixs You Get Me, CWs The Originals, ABCs Nashville, CW Seeds I Ship It. Lucy Tara From NCIS: Hawaii Looks So Familiar God bless that guy. No ones taking it personally.. And my dad was like, Are you throwing your life away? He did all kinds of fun stuff. To encourage people, hes like, Go watch that show. Yes. Ah, oh, my goodness. Yasmine:Yeah. And Jonathan was there and we were chatting, and Jonathan was like, Dude, I hope this does well, because there was other shows that were being promoted. And Im like, Dude, I think this is going to go, man. So, you see that, you go to that audition, you get it or you dont get it.