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- Birth nameFeroza Syal
- Meera Syal was born on June 27, 1961 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Beautiful Thing (1996), Yesterday (2019) and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). She has been married to Sanjeev Bhaskar since January 21, 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to Chandra Shekhar Bhatia.
- SpousesSanjeev Bhaskar(January 21, 2005 - present) (1 child)Chandra Shekhar Bhatia(1989 - 2002) (divorced, 1 child)
- Her parents moved to England from New Delhi before she was born; they eloped in order to be together as one was Sikh and the other Hindu.
- "Anita and Me", her debut novel which she adapted for the screen and had a role in was very much an autobiography of her own adolescence in the Midlands.
- Was a guest at the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles III and Camilla Parker-Bowles on April 9, 2005.
- Her novel "Anita and Me" is on the GCSE English syllabus of some secondary schools in the United Kingdom.
- Attended Manchester University, where she read English and Drama. In her final year there, she won the National Student Drama Award.
- A lot of old Asian men don't like me very much. They throw tomatoes at me in Tesco.
- I'm a character actress. It used to be seen as a derogatory term but I've never been the pretty lead, which is a short career anyway. I'd rather play interesting women than window dressing.
- I did the list of everything you should do on Doctor Who (2005); I went into the Tardis, did wobbly floor acting, got chased by monsters and was experimented on.
- At least I know it's me up there now, and not someone with shoe polish all over their face.
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