Afshan Azad
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Cultural Background: Bengali Muslim, Second generation Bangladeshi Hometown: Manchester, England, UK Siblings: 3 Brothers School Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, English and media language Favorite Indian Actor: Shah Rukh Khan
[edit] Biography
Afshan Azad (born 12 February 1989) is an actress. She plays Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films. She got the part when casting agents visited her school, and after several auditions, was chosen for the part. She auditioned for the role just for the fun of it. She is good friends with Daniel Radcliffe.
She currently lives in Manchester. She is a Muslim, and a second-generation Bangladeshi. Afshan and her co-star Shefali Chowdhury became very close after their acting in Goblet of Fire. Seventeen-year-old Afshan is also an A-level student studying Chemistry, Biology, English and media language at Xaverian College and has just taken her AS level exams.
[edit] Random Facts
- She is of Bangladeshi ancestry. - The casting agents visited her school and she went for the auditions with her friends. -She became very serious about the entire thing once she got into Harry Potter. - She was a fan of Harry Potter before she got into the film. - Her parents migrated to UK when many muslims in Bangladesh migrated. - She attended Whalley Range High School for Girls before leaving to do her AS and A-Levels (her final two years of school) at Xaverian College. (IMDB) - Is a right handed. - She admires Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai (Indian Actors)
