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Meera Syal is a Actor, Writer and Producer Indian born on 27 june 1961 at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Meera Syal CBE (born Feroza Syal on 27 June 1961) is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and became one of the UK's best-known Indian personalities portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours and in 2003 was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama and literature.
In January 2005, Syal married her frequent collaborator, Sanjeev Bhaskar, who plays her grandson in The Kumars at No. 42; the marriage ceremony took place in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Their son, named Shaan, was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005. Syal has a daughter, Chameli, from her previous marriage to journalist Shekhar Bhatia. Her brother is investigative journalist Rajeev Syal.
In February 2009, Syal was one of a number of British entertainers who signed an open letter printed in The Times protesting against the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran.
In January 2011, Syal took part in the BBC Radio 4 programme My Teenage Diary, discussing growing up as the only British Asian girl in a small English town, feeling overweight and unattractive.
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Meera Syal
Birth name Feroza Syal
Nationality Inde
Birth 27 june 1961 (63 years) at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Awards Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality Inde
Birth 27 june 1961 (63 years) at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Awards Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours and in 2003 was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama and literature.
Biography
In 2004 she took part in one episode of the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?, which investigated her family history, Syal discovered that both her grandfathers had campaigned against British rule and presence in India: one as a communist journalist, the other as a Punjab protestor who was imprisoned and tortured in the Golden Temple.In January 2005, Syal married her frequent collaborator, Sanjeev Bhaskar, who plays her grandson in The Kumars at No. 42; the marriage ceremony took place in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Their son, named Shaan, was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005. Syal has a daughter, Chameli, from her previous marriage to journalist Shekhar Bhatia. Her brother is investigative journalist Rajeev Syal.
In February 2009, Syal was one of a number of British entertainers who signed an open letter printed in The Times protesting against the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran.
In January 2011, Syal took part in the BBC Radio 4 programme My Teenage Diary, discussing growing up as the only British Asian girl in a small English town, feeling overweight and unattractive.
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Filmography of Meera Syal (21 films)
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Yesterday (2019)
, 1h56Directed by Danny Boyle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Alternate history films
Actors Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Joel Fry, Lamorne Morris, Sophia Di Martino
Roles Sheila Malik
Rating67%
Jack Malik est un jeune musicien, guitariste, auteur-compositeur interprète de Lowestoft dans le Suffolk, où il travaille dans les entrepôts d'un supermarché, qui reste dans le plus parfait anonymat et songe à abandonner une carrière musicale qui ne décolle pas. Sa « manager » et amie d'enfance Ellie Appleton, l'encourage autant qu'elle peut à ne pas laisser tomber ses rêves.
Directed by Joe Johnston, Lasse Hallström
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Macfadyen, Eugenio Derbez
Roles Cook
Rating56%
À Londres, vit Clara Stahlbaum et sa famille, dont la mère vient de décéder. La veille de Noël, les enfants Stahlbaum reçoivent de leur père un cadeau de la part de leur mère. Clara hérite d'une petite boite en forme d'œuf avec une serrure mais sans la clé. Mais malgré les compétences de la jeune fille pour les inventions, impossible pour Clara de trouver un moyen de l'ouvrir sans.
Patrick (2018)
, 1h34Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ed Skrein, Gemma Jones, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Scarborough, Bernard Cribbins, Peter Davison
Roles Miss Phillips
Rating59%
Jeune femme fraîchement célibataire, Sarah Francis hérite, alors qu'elle tente de remettre de l'ordre dans sa vie chaotique, de sa grand-mère un cadeau qu'elle accueille froidement : un carlin prénommé Patrick. Aussi attachant que capricieux, mais surtout mal éduqué, l'animal ajoute un peu de tumulte au quotidien morose de la pauvre Sarah. Cette dernière espère pourtant tout faire pour améliorer sa vie professionnelle et amoureuse...
Paddington 2 (2017)
, 1h43Directed by Paul King
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un ours, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters
Roles Prosecutor
Rating77%
Paddington est un ours heureux aux côtés de la famille Brown à Windsor Gardens. Membre populaire de la communauté, l'animal cherche le cadeau parfait à offrir pour les 100 ans de sa tante Lucy. Alors qu'il a trouvé son bonheur avec un livre animé unique, ce dernier est volé.
, 1h53Directed by James Bobin
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Time travel films, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman
Roles Nobody (voice)
Rating62%
Cela fait trois ans qu'Alice Kingsleigh suit les traces de son père et navigue dans les hautes mers. En revenant à Londres après un voyage en Chine, elle apprend que Hamish Ascot, son ex-fiancé, a repris la compagnie de son père et veut qu'Alice vende le bateau de son père en échange de sa maison familiale. Alice suit un papillon qu'elle reconnaît comme étant Absolem et, en passant à travers un miroir, retourne au Pays des Merveilles.
Doctor Strange (2016)
, 1h55Directed by Benedict Wong, Scott Derrickson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Stan Lee
Roles Dr. Patel
Rating74%
Au Népal, un dénommé Kaecilius, maître des arts mystiques, s'introduit avec ses comparses dans la bibliothèque du sanctuaire de Kamar-Taj afin de s’emparer de deux pages du livre de Cagliostro, après avoir tué le bibliothécaire. L’Ancien tente d’arrêter son ex-élève mais échoue, son disciple parvenant à fuir.
Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Martin Delaney, Karen David, Laura Aikman, Goldy Notay, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia
Roles Honey
Rating52%
Absolutely Anything (2015)
, 1h25Directed by Terry Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Cleese
Roles Fiona
Rating59%
Neil Clarke (Simon Pegg) is a disillusioned schoolteacher, who suddenly finds and uses the ability to do anything he wants, a challenge bestowed upon him by a group of power-crazed aliens (John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) watching him from space. As he struggles to deal with these new found powers and the events that subsequently arise, he calls upon his loyal canine companion and best friend Dennis (Robin Williams) to help him along the way.
All in Good Time (2012)
, 1h33Directed by Nigel Cole
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Harish Patel, Meera Syal, Arsher Ali, Christine Bottomley
Roles Lopa
Rating57%
Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan) are newly married and in love. But their marriage gets off to a slow start because they are living with Atul's parents in Bolton. Lack of privacy in the cramped household and Atul's overbearing father, Eeshwar (played by Harish Patel), prevent Atul and Vina to find a suitable time and place to consummate their marriage. At time goes by, word gets around and the young couple's relationship begins to fray. After Vina leaves Atul, Eeshwar is finally able to talk to Atul without judgment and tells him to bring Vina home. With the relationship repaired, Atul and Vina are finally able to consummate their marriage.
, 1h38Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch
Roles Dia's Mother
Rating62%
Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones) divorce. Helena begins seeing fortune teller Cristal (Pauline Collins) for spiritual advice. Their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) has a troubled marriage with author Roy (Josh Brolin), who once wrote a successful book, and is now anxiously waiting for response from his publisher about the manuscript of his newest one. Helena helps pay their rent.
Desert Flower (2009)
, 2hOrigin German
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films set in Africa, Feminist films, Politique, Political films
Actors Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie, Juliet Stevenson
Roles Pushpa Patel
Rating73%
Journey of Waris Dirie (played by Liya Kebede) from a nomadic pastoralist background in Somalia to a new life and career in the West as a fashion model and activist against female circumcision.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
, 2h12Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Lara Dutta, Amitabh Bachchan, Piyush Mishra
Roles Satvinder’s mother
Rating37%
The film begins with a mysterious Romani people gypsy-like musician (Amitabh Bachchan) leading the crowds at Waterloo station in London in a dance to the title song.
Scoop (2006)
, 1h36Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Christopher Fulford, Nigel Lindsay
Roles Joe's Co-Passenger
Rating65%
Following the memorial service for investigative reporter Joe Strombel (McShane), Strombel's spirit finds himself on the barge of death with several others, including a young woman who believes she was poisoned by her employer, Peter Lyman (Jackman). The woman tells Strombel she thinks Lyman, a handsome British aristocrat with political ambitions, may be the Tarot Card Killer, a notorious serial killer of prostitutes, and that he killed her when she stumbled onto his secret. The Tarot Card Killer left a card on each murder victim's body.
King of Bollywood (2004)
Directed by Piyush Jha
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Om Puri, Murali Sharma, Kavita Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, Meera Syal
Rating55%
British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new move. Meanwhile his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.
Anita and Me (2002)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about immigration, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Chandeep Uppal, Kabir Bedi, Anna Brewster, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ayesha Dharker, Lynn Redgrave
Roles Auntie Shaila
Rating63%
Meena Kumar, a 12-year-old Sikh girl, lives with her family in the predominantly white, working-class, fictional mining village of Tollington in the Black Country in 1972. Meena meets Anita, a white, 14-year-old girl whom Meena comes to idolise. However, Meena finds it harder and harder to fit in as her Indian heritage keeps on resurfacing, and Anita's new boyfriend proves to hold strong racist attitudes toward those he regards as "darkies".