Iman Vellani
1 catalogued object connected to Iman Vellani.
Biography
Person.
Iman Vellani is a Canadian actor and comics writer. Raised in Ontario, she made her screen debut as Kamala Khan in Marvel Studios' Ms. Marvel in 2022, subsequently playing the character in The Marvels and voicing her in Marvel Zombies.
A comics reader before becoming a performer, Vellani also moved into writing Ms. Marvel stories. Her solo writing debut, Chachu, launched through Image Comics in August 2026 with art by Marianna Ignazzi and colours by Jordie Bellaire. Set in 1979, the series follows a Pakistani-Canadian teenager and her private-investigator uncle. It carries her work from an established superhero role into an original story shaped by family, cultural identity and the conventions of detective fiction.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Image Comics — Iman VellaniCanadian background, acting roles and comics writing.
- Image Comics — Chachu #1Release date, creative team, setting and premise.