Heading into "Mean Girls," Avantika Vandanapu was bracing for the worst. "I had mentally prepared for everyone to dislike me," she says. So the 19-year-old actress, known simply as Avantika ...

Avantika made a strong impression in Hollywood with her lead role in Disney’s 'Spin' (2021), where she played Rhea, an Indian-American teenager with a passion for DJing. The film marked a ...