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| name = Samira Mohan

| name = Samira Mohan

| series = [[The Pitt]]

| series = [[The Pitt]]

| first = “[[7:00 A.M. (The Pitt season 1)|7:00 A.M.]]” (2025)

| first=”[[7:00 A.M. (The Pitt season 1)|7:00 A.M.]]” (2025)

| last = “[[11:00 A.M. (The Pitt season 2)|11:00 A.M.]]” (2026)

| last=”[[11:00 A.M. (The Pitt season 2)|11:00 A.M.]]” (2026)

| creator = [[R. Scott Gemmill]]

| creator = [[R. Scott Gemmill]]

| portrayer = [[Supriya Ganesh]]<ref name=”:HBO Max”>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Samira Mohan {{!}} The Pitt |url=https://www.hbomax.com/shows/pitt-2024/e6e7bad9-d48d-4434-b334-7c651ffc4bdf/cast-and-crew/dr-samira-mohan |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=HBO Max |language=en-us}}</ref>

| portrayer = [[Supriya Ganesh]]<ref name=”HBO Max”>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Samira Mohan {{!}} The Pitt |url=https://www.hbomax.com/shows/pitt-2024/e6e7bad9-d48d-4434-b334-7c651ffc4bdf/cast-and-crew/dr-samira-mohan |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=HBO Max |language=en-us}}</ref>

| nickname = Slow-mo<ref name=”:HBO Max” />

| nickname = Slow-mo<ref name=”HBO Max” />

| occupation = Third-year [[resident (medicine)|resident]]<ref name=”:HBO Max” />

| occupation = Third-year [[resident (medicine)|resident]]<ref name=”HBO Max” />

| family = {{Plain list|* Father (deceased)}}<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan”/><ref name=”:GoldDerby/>

| family = {{Plain list|* Father (deceased)}}<ref name=”Cosmopolitan”/><ref name=”GoldDerby/>

| nationality = South Indian<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan”>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=”The Pitt” Star Supriya Ganesh Refuses to Choose Between Art and Reality, and They’re Ready to See Where Else It Leads Them |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69936784/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-interview/ |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref>

| nationality = South Indian<ref name=”Cosmopolitan”>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=”The Pitt” Star Supriya Ganesh Refuses to Choose Between Art and Reality, and They’re Ready to See Where Else It Leads Them |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69936784/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-interview/ |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref>

}}

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== Fictional character biography ==

== Fictional character biography ==

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In the show, Mohan is 29 years old,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/supriyaganesh/status/1924941636527960259?s=46|title=X}}</ref><!– Haven’t verified this, and needs to be {{cite tweet}} –> South Indian,<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan” /> and a third-year [[Residency (medicine)|resident]].<ref name=”:HBO Max” /> Mohan had a father, whom she had a “really close relationship” with.<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan/> Ganesh said “[Mohan’s] father passes because of improper [[Emergency room|ER]] handling of his condition. I think her being an ER doctor, she’s also trying to rework some of this trauma”.<ref name=”:GoldDerby>{{Cite web |last=Eng |first=Joyce |date=2025-05-27 |title=”The Pitt” star Supriya Ganesh on Mohan ‘reworking’ her trauma and when she’ll realize Abbot is flirting with her |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-interview-1206244372/ |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Gold Derby |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the show, Mohan is 29 years old,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/supriyaganesh/status/1924941636527960259?s=46|title=X}}</ref><!– Haven’t verified this, and needs to be {{cite tweet}} –> South Indian,<ref name=”Cosmopolitan” /> and a third-year [[Residency (medicine)|resident]].<ref name=”HBO Max” /> Mohan had a father, whom she had a “really close relationship” with.<ref name=”Cosmopolitan/> Ganesh said “[Mohan’s] father passes because of improper [[Emergency room|ER]] handling of his condition. I think her being an ER doctor, she’s also trying to rework some of this trauma”.<ref name=”GoldDerby>{{Cite web |last=Eng |first=Joyce |date=2025-05-27 |title=”The Pitt” star Supriya Ganesh on Mohan ‘reworking’ her trauma and when she’ll realize Abbot is flirting with her |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-interview-1206244372/ |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Gold Derby |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[HBO Max]] described her as a “compassionate and knowledgeable doctor who believes in understanding her patients’ entire lives” and that she is “deeply immersed in her work and research on racial disparity in the [emergency department]”.<ref name=”:HBO Max” />

[[HBO Max]] described her as a “compassionate and knowledgeable doctor who believes in understanding her patients’ entire lives” and that she is “deeply immersed in her work and research on racial disparity in the [emergency department]”.<ref name=”HBO Max” />

== Development ==

== Development ==

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Ganesh’s casting as Mohan was announced on July 12, 2024 alongside the announcement of eight other cast members.<ref>{{cite news|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=July 12, 2024|title=”The Pitt” Adds 9 To Cast Of Max Series Including Tracy Ifeachor, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 19, 2024|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109142859/https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/|url-status=live}}</ref><!– Copied from the Dennis Whitaker article (minor edits made) –>

Ganesh’s casting as Mohan was announced on July 12, 2024 alongside the announcement of eight other cast members.<ref>{{cite news|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=July 12, 2024|title=”The Pitt” Adds 9 To Cast Of Max Series Including Tracy Ifeachor, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 19, 2024|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109142859/https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-pitt-full-cast-max-tracy-ifeachor-isa-briones-noah-wyle-1236008745/|url-status=live}}</ref><!– Copied from the Dennis Whitaker article (minor edits made) –>

Ganesh planned on attending [[medical school]] before being cast in ”[[The Pitt]]”, however, she continued to work as an [[MCAT]] tutor throughout the airing of its first season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bains |first=Pahull |title=”The Pitt” is over, but Supriya Ganesh is just getting started |url=https://thenodmag.com/content/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-indian-american-actor |website=The Nod |access-date=May 1, 2025 |date=April 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roy |first=Jessica |date=April 11, 2025 |title=”The Pitt” Has Found a Loyal Fanbase |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/style/the-pitt-fandom-social-media.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><!– Copied from the Supriya Ganesh article (minor edits made) –> Around fall of 2025, she quit her day job as a tutor.<ref name=”:Columbia”>{{Cite web|last=Shapiro|first=Rebecca|title=From Columbia to The Pitt {{!}} Columbia Magazine|url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/pitt-supriya-ganesh|access-date=14 January 2026|website=Columbia Magazine}}</ref>

Ganesh planned on attending [[medical school]] before being cast in ”[[The Pitt]]”, however, she continued to work as an [[MCAT]] tutor throughout the airing of its first season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bains |first=Pahull |title=”The Pitt” is over, but Supriya Ganesh is just getting started |url=https://thenodmag.com/content/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-indian-american-actor |website=The Nod |access-date=May 1, 2025 |date=April 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roy |first=Jessica |date=April 11, 2025 |title=”The Pitt” Has Found a Loyal Fanbase |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/style/the-pitt-fandom-social-media.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><!– Copied from the Supriya Ganesh article (minor edits made) –> Around fall of 2025, she quit her day job as a tutor.<ref name=”Columbia”>{{Cite web|last=Shapiro|first=Rebecca|title=From Columbia to The Pitt {{!}} Columbia Magazine|url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/pitt-supriya-ganesh|access-date=14 January 2026|website=Columbia Magazine}}</ref>

=== Characterization ===

=== Characterization ===

Mohan was described by Columbia Magazine as a “dedicated and empathetic resident, as well as a bit of a [[workaholic]]”.<ref name=”:Columbia” /> Ganesh said about season 2 that “[Mohan’s] definitely doubting herself less, whether that lasts for the rest of the day remains to be seen”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=The Pitt’s Supriya Ganesh Teases What’s in Store for Dr. Mohan, Dr. Abbot’s Romance in Season 2 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1427047/the-pitts-supriya-ganesh-teases-mohan-abbots-romance-in-season-2 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=E! Online}}</ref>

Mohan was described by Columbia Magazine as a “dedicated and empathetic resident, as well as a bit of a [[workaholic]]”.<ref name=”Columbia” /> Ganesh said about season 2 that “[Mohan’s] definitely doubting herself less, whether that lasts for the rest of the day remains to be seen”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=The Pitt’s Supriya Ganesh Teases What’s in Store for Dr. Mohan, Dr. Abbot’s Romance in Season 2 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1427047/the-pitts-supriya-ganesh-teases-mohan-abbots-romance-in-season-2 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=E! Online}}</ref>

[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] magazine said “Her method allows her to discover more about her patients and give them the proper care they need, something that feels not only against the very nature of an emergency room but also the [[Healthcare in the United States|U.S. medical system]] and even life as a whole.”<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan” />

[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] magazine said “Her method allows her to discover more about her patients and give them the proper care they need, something that feels not only against the very nature of an emergency room but also the [[Healthcare in the United States|U.S. medical system]] and even life as a whole.”<ref name=”Cosmopolitan” />

In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ganesh said “Her mom has been single for many years and now she has a boyfriend and she wants companionship, but Samira’s empathy stops there.” and that “Samira had a really close relationship with her dad, who passed when she was pretty young”.<ref name=”:Cosmopolitan” />

In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ganesh said “Her mom has been single for many years and now she has a boyfriend and she wants companionship, but Samira’s empathy stops there.” and that “Samira had a really close relationship with her dad, who passed when she was pretty young”.<ref name=”Cosmopolitan” />

Ganesh said “[Mohan is] so hyper-focused on her job that she doesn’t even really know, outside of that, what relationships she has or what friendships she has” in an interview with [[TVLine]].<ref name=”:0“>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2026-02-06 |title=The Pitt’s Supriya Ganesh On The Episode 5 Moment That Makes Samira Reconsider Her Future |url=https://www.tvline.com/2093606/the-pitt-season-2-episode-5-samira-mohan-supriya-ganesh-interview/ |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> TVLine also said that with Mohan’s mother going on a year-long cruise trip, getting married, and selling their house, Mohan’s plan to move back after her residency “falls apart for her”, also saying that “she just has no sense of direction or purpose, even, in a lot of ways”.<ref name=”:0” />

Ganesh said “[Mohan is] so hyper-focused on her job that she doesn’t even really know, outside of that, what relationships she has or what friendships she has” in an interview with [[TVLine]].<ref name=””>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2026-02-06 |title=The Pitt’s Supriya Ganesh On The Episode 5 Moment That Makes Samira Reconsider Her Future |url=https://www.tvline.com/2093606/the-pitt-season-2-episode-5-samira-mohan-supriya-ganesh-interview/ |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> TVLine also said that with Mohan’s mother going on a year-long cruise trip, getting married, and selling their house, Mohan’s plan to move back after her residency “falls apart for her”, also saying that “she just has no sense of direction or purpose, even, in a lot of ways”.<ref name=”” />

== Reception ==

== Reception ==

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Fictional character from The Pitt

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Samira Mohan, M.D. is a fictional character from the HBO Max medical procedural drama series The Pitt, portrayed by American actress Supriya Ganesh. She was introduced in “7:00 A.M.“, the show’s pilot episode.

In the show, Mohan is 29 years old,^[4] South Indian,^[2] and a third-year resident.^[1] Mohan had a father, whom she had a “really close relationship” with.^[2] Ganesh said “[Mohan’s] father passes because of improper ER handling of his condition. I think her being an ER doctor, she’s also trying to rework some of this trauma”.^[3]

HBO Max described her as a “compassionate and knowledgeable doctor who believes in understanding her patients’ entire lives” and that she is “deeply immersed in her work and research on racial disparity in the [emergency department]”.^[1]

Ganesh’s casting as Mohan was announced on July 12, 2024 alongside the announcement of eight other cast members.^[5]

Ganesh planned on attending medical school before being cast in The Pitt, however, she continued to work as an MCAT tutor throughout the airing of its first season.^[6][7] Around fall of 2025, she quit her day job as a tutor.^[8]

Mohan was described by Columbia Magazine as a “dedicated and empathetic resident, as well as a bit of a workaholic“.^[8] Ganesh said about season 2 that “[Mohan’s] definitely doubting herself less, whether that lasts for the rest of the day remains to be seen”.^[9]

Cosmopolitan magazine said “Her method allows her to discover more about her patients and give them the proper care they need, something that feels not only against the very nature of an emergency room but also the U.S. medical system and even life as a whole.”^[2]

In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ganesh said “Her mom has been single for many years and now she has a boyfriend and she wants companionship, but Samira’s empathy stops there.” and that “Samira had a really close relationship with her dad, who passed when she was pretty young”.^[2]

Ganesh said “[Mohan is] so hyper-focused on her job that she doesn’t even really know, outside of that, what relationships she has or what friendships she has” in an interview with TVLine.^[10] TVLine also said that with Mohan’s mother going on a year-long cruise trip, getting married, and selling their house, Mohan’s plan to move back after her residency “falls apart for her”, also saying that “she just has no sense of direction or purpose, even, in a lot of ways”.^[10]

Ganesh was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 32nd Actor Awards alongside the rest of the cast.^[11]