Afshan Azad
| Afshan Azad | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 February 1988 Longsight, Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Xaverian College |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Parent(s) | Abdul Azad (father) |
| Relatives | Ashraf Azad (brother) |
Afshan Azad (born 12 February 1988) is an English actress and model of Bangladeshi descent. She is best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series, except for Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban, which was portrayed by Sharon Sandhu.
Azad was born in Longsight, Manchester, England. Her parents came from Bangladesh. She attended Whalley Range High School, and then studied AS-level Chemistry, Biology, English and Business Studies at Xaverian College in Rusholme.
Azad is known for her performances as Padma Patil in five of the Harry Potter films, starting with 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. She acquired the role when casting agents visited her school and, after having attended several auditions, chose her for the part. Azad had stated that she had auditioned "just for the fun of it" and surprisingly got the part.
She has also told the press that her best friends on the set of Harry Potter were Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Scarlett Byrne (Pansy Parkinson). Azad and Shefali Chowdhury (who played the character of Azad's twin sister Parvati Patil) were also good friends.
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