Meera Syal

Meera Syal MBE (born June 27 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in Essington, a mining village a few miles to the north. Her Punjabi-born parents came to Britain from New Delhi.

Personal life

In 2005, Syal married her frequent collaborator, Sanjeev Bhaskar, who plays her grandson in The Kumars at No. 42. She has a daughter, Chameli, from her first marriage to journalist Shekhar Bhatia. which ended in 2002. In 2004, she took part in the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? which looked into the family histories of various well-known personalities. Syal was surprised to discover both her grandfathers had actively campaigned against British rule in India: one was a communist journalist and the other named a Punjab Martyr in the Golden Temple having been imprisoned and tortured after protesting.

Related Topics:
Sanjeev Bhaskar - Shekhar Bhatia - Who Do You Think You Are? - India - Communist - Punjab Martyr - Golden Temple

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In August 2005 she announced she was expecting a child with Sanjeev Bhaskar.

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