Nileeka Gunawardene

Counting my blessings ✨🧿 🌍 Premiere of ‘Picture This’ for @primevideouk 🤍 Special thanks to @thecast_agency for taking care of me & @intertalentactors @samdaygent for all you do 🫶🏾 Styling, HMU all by me today 💄 Outfit @houseofcb Shoes @aquazzura Earrings are v old! From @bershka 🦋 #ootd #blackdress #redcarpet #styling #desi #glam #picturethis

Excited. Blessed. Grateful 🫶🏾 Another Choreography credit in a hilarious movie that I’m SO proud to be part of! Thank you Nida Manzoor and Focus Features 🤍 Will never take these moments for granted ❤️‍🔥 @politesocietymovie @focusfeatures Lengha @black_thread.co Jewels @n_and_a_accessories

The Eternals UK Gala Screening ✨ Wearing @officialeshasethithirani From @perniaspopupshop Jewels @chanelofficial Make Up @chevytease Hair @zunaira.makeup Thank you @marvelstudios @chloezhao for this moment. So thankful to be here 🙏🏾🧿✨ #eternals #marvel #marveluk #choreographer #movementdirector

Well that worked out a treat didn’t it 🤣🤣🤣 People camping out for 4 days to get this result 😭 Luckily I live near here so wasn’t too disappointed UNTIL they said this is NOT limited edition… (he said this after I stopped filming). Many very annoyed customers this morning! #swatch #swatchxAP #watchlovers #collectables #watch

The Black-Tie Event of the Year is almost here! 🥂 Join us at the Royal Lancaster London on Friday, 29 May, for the India Week®️ Black-Tie Dinner. 🇮🇳🇬🇧 ✨ The Insights: Keynote from Lord Karan Bilimoria & a global deep-dive with @sirvincecable and @rishiniw ✨ The Party: All-night cocktails by @halodrinks2025 & @khokiunited + a 3-course feast by @madhusofficial ✨ The Purpose: Live auction for @opeyesight . Hosted by the one and only @nileeka 🎟️ Secure your seat now: indiaweek.uk

Over the past 12 months, I’ve found myself in so many spaces centred around South Asian identity, culture, and representation and each time, I’ve been reflecting on what true inclusion within those spaces really looks like. Something I keep wondering is this: do we naturally gravitate towards what feels most familiar people who share our exact background, language, or cultural experience? And if so, what impact might that have on others in the room? South Asia is beautifully diverse. My own friendship groups reflect that. I have Sinhalese and Tamil friends, Punjabi and Gujarati friends, Indian and Pakistani friends, Bengali, Malayali…and beyond. That diversity has always felt like a strength. But sometimes, in the spaces that are meant to celebrate ‘representation’, I’ve quietly noticed how easily one can feel excluded. As a mother to a daughter who is both Sri Lankan and Indian, I think a lot about the kind of spaces we’re creating for the next generation. I never want her to question whether she belongs because of which part of South Asia she comes from. Maybe ‘representation’ isn’t just about being invited into the room; maybe it’s also about how we make people feel once they’re there. I’m sharing this not as criticism, but as reflection. Because if our communities are advocating for visibility and inclusion, perhaps there’s also value in asking how we can show up for one another more openly. Because being in the room should never be where the conversation ends. That’s exactly where it should begin 💛 #southasianrepresentation

The drop you never knew you needed 🔥🥵 mix @mohmaya.music

8.30am-8.30pm(ish) a realistic timeline of my working day 🫠 with the highs, lows & chaos in between 🤍 #vlog #dayinthelife #dancer #choreographer #life

🖤🤎 double take

levels to this 📈 #wembleyarena #showtime #dancefam

loved today x #leakit #flo #flolikethis #dancers #legendsawards

🙏🏾✨🧿 Truly lived out a vision board moment tonight when we were booked by ASM & Legends Global - owners of the world’s biggest concert venues. @thebollywoodco the opening act for the Legends Awards! And I couldn’t be prouder 😭😭😭 Thank you to the whole team but especially @saniashaq @aaronmistry4 & @leahdane_ for all the extra help and effort behind the scenes! Teamwork made the dream work!