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English author and actress
Meera Syal CBE FRSL is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42.Wikipedia
| Born | June 27, 1961 |
| Hometown | Wolverhampton, England |
| Spouse | Shekhar Bhatia (m 1989 - 2002) , Sanjeev Bhaskar (m 2005 - present) |
| Children | Milli Bhatia |
| Parents | Surrinder Uppal , Surendra Syal |
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‘The establishment didn’t know what to do with me’: Sanjeev Bhaskar on marriage, success and stereotypes
- Goodness Gracious Me made him a household name. Now The Sandman could bring international stardom. He talks about the bullies who tried to keep him down – and life as reluctant role model
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Coming soon: Kristin Scott Thomas, Penelope Wilton, Meera Syal and Joanna Scanlan star in Brexit Shorts
A year after the EU referendum result revealed a deeply divided nation, the Guardian and Headlong theatre company present Brexit Shorts. This major new series of online dramas stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Penelope Wilton, Meera Syal, Steffan Rhodri, Bronagh Gallagher, Dean Fagan, Nasser Memarzia, Scott Reid and Joanna Scanlan. The first five films will be released at noon BST on Monday 19 June..
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