Sabrina Sohal (Supinder Wraich) salutes her father, Ajeet Sohal (Stephen Lobo) in Allegiance.
Sabrina Sohal is a lot of things. In Allegiance, a new procedural from CBC, the rookie police officer, played by Sort Of’s Supinder Wraich, is top of her class at the police academy, the apple of her politician father’s eye, and determined to make a difference in the community she works in.'s Supinder Wraich, is top of her class at the police academy, the apple of her politician father's eye, and determined to make a difference in the community she works in.
"I didn't set out to go make a show in Surrey," says series creator Anar Ali, who was unfamiliar with the stereotype. "I started out with what I often do, which is starting from character." She wanted to explore the character of Sabrina, a "strong, independent woman" who has experienced racism due to her skin colour but also has "privileges as a middle-class, educated woman.
"There's lots of reasons not to be a cop," Sabrina concedes. "And a Surrey Girl should know all of them," the suspect spits back.many South Asian Canadians and minority communities still face. Sabrina faces racism on the job. Members of the community are subjected to profiling for reasons of race, class and addiction.
And for Wraich, perhaps seeing a Surrey girl like Sabrina on-screen will change policing, and the relationship between communities and the police services off-screen. "The interesting thing about where Sabrina sits is that she's seen a world a little bit from both sides, and she carries that perspective into the job," Wraich says.Katherine Singh is a Toronto-based entertainment and culture writer. She was previously on staff at Refinery29 and was the Assistant Editor at FLARE.
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