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The Rise of British Asian Actors

The Rise of British Asian Actors

By Murtaza Arif | March 18, 2013

Britain has produced a number of renowned Asian actors over the last 80 years. Only a few however, have seen true success. Most ethnic actors suffer from stereotyping in the industry. Typecasting will mean most actors will struggle to play anything other than ethnic characters during their careers.

Posted in Brit-Asian | Tagged acting, actor, actress, asian, asian actors, ben, Bombay, British, dev, drama, dreams, Films, Four Lions, hollywood, independent, kingsley, meera, patel, Sabu, Slumdog Millionaire, syal, tamasha, Tamasha Theatre Company, theatre | 1 Response

Amerdeep Somal ~ a Justice Fighter

Amerdeep Somal ~ a Justice Fighter

By Jennideep Kaur Hayre | May 2, 2012

Amerdeep Somal a recognised name in the world of UK equality and justice. DESIblitz caught up with her to talk about her work against domestic violence, her cultural influences and well-earned accomplishments that has made her the strong inspiring British-Asian woman she is today.

Posted in Brit-Asian, Top Achievers | Tagged achiever, amerdeep, asian, authority, British, career, complaints, domestic violence, equality, independent, ipcc, justice, law, legal, police, punjabi, rights, somal, woman, women | Leave a response

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