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Are the Twins on 'The Resident' Really Twins? Meet Leela Devis Sister

Actress Anuja Joshi’s real-life twin sister, Aneesha, is becoming a member of the solid of ‘The Resident’ as her character's twin sister Padma. Here's what we all know.

Jamie Lerner - Author

Over the remaining 5 seasons, The Resident has seen many doctors, pals, and members of the family come and cross, so it’s no surprise that, after the four-year time jump, there are a number of new faces to get acquainted with. Not simplest used to be actress Anuja Joshi, who performs Dr. Leela Devi, promoted to a sequence regular, but we additionally meet Leela's twin.

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Leela Devi is a literal resident on ‘The Resident,’ and now her twin sister is in town.

We first met Leela in Season 4 as a surgical resident, so learning that she’s nonetheless at Chastain Memorial Hospital four years later is a significant reduction. After the time jump, we're additionally offered to her similar dual sister, Padma. Not most effective will we meet Padma, but we also see her and AJ hook up! (Guess that replied the questions we had about that entire AJ/Leela/Devon mess.)

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It turns into clear early on that whilst Leela and Padma are totally different people, they’re nonetheless really shut. Padma is the person who encourages Leela to take a while for herself and her courting with Devon. Since Devon’s been promoted to attending physician, the two really only see each and every different at work. But heeding Padma’s free-spirited recommendation seems to repay for Leela.

Are the twins on 'The Resident' really twins? Yes! Meet Anuja Joshi's twin, Aneesha.

Many instances in television and movies, characters who are twins are in reality only one actor in real lifestyles. For instance, in The Parent Trap, Lindsay Lohan plays both twins, and in Friends, Lisa Kudrow plays both Phoebe and her hilariously evil twin sister, Ursula. But in the case of The Resident, Anuja’s real-life dual sister, Aneesha Joshi, joins the forged to play Leela’s dual sister, Padma.

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Like her sister, Aneesha Joshi is a full-time actor who’s labored on several projects. And even though Anuja and Aneesha are twin sisters, they haven’t in reality labored together on many projects, in step with their IMDb pages. While Anuja has completed much more TV and American tasks, Aneesha has excelled in Bollywood, starring in motion pictures such as Padmaavat, Simran, and Heartbeats. Now, Aneesha gets to take her appearing chops to the small display in at least 8 episodes of The Resident, if no longer extra.

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Aneesha is both an actress and a dancer and is obviously excited to be a part of the solid of The Resident. And it kind of feels Anuja could also be utterly on board. In an Instagram post, Anuja wrote, “Sharing a screen with my best possible buddy for the first time ever.”

Even if their onscreen courting is difficult, it’s heartwarming to know that offscreen, Aneesha and Anuja are as close as will also be.

Tune into new episodes of The Resident on Tuesdays at Eight p.m. EST on FOX.

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Brenda Moya

Update: 2024-06-02