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The Boy With The Topknot
''The Boy with the Topknot'' is a 2017 British romantic drama film starring Sacha Dhawan and Joanna Vanderham. The film is based on Sathnam Sanghera's memoir of the same name. The film premiered on BBC. The film is about a Punjabi man who brings his English girlfriend home. Cast *Sacha Dhawan as Sathnam **Himmut Singh Dhatt as young Sathnam, the boy with the topknot *Joanna Vanderham as Laura *Deepti Naval as Sathnam's mother ** Kiran Sonia Sawar as young Sathnam's mother * Anupam Kher as Sathnam's father **Sam Otto as young Sathnam's father *Jaz Deol as Rajah *Anjli Mohindra as Bindi * Shaheen Khan as Aunt Sharanjit **Manpreet Bambra as young Aunt Sharanjit *Dinita Gohil as Kiran Chahal *Sharon Duncan-Brewster Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as List of characters in Bad Girls#Prisoners, Crystal Gordon in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'' during the first four series; her role as Trina Jo ... as Carol Releas ...
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Sathnam Sanghera
Sathnam Sanghera (born 1976) is a British journalist and best-selling author. Early life and education Sathnam Sanghera was born to Indian Punjabi parents in Wolverhampton in 1976. His parents had emigrated from India to the UK in 1968.Batt, David"Sathnam Sanghera: interview" '' Time Out'', 5 March 2008. He was raised a Punjabi boy. He attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, with a first-class degree in English Language and Literature in 1998. Career Before becoming a writer, Sanghera worked at a burger chain, a hospital laundry, a market research firm, a sewing factory and a literacy project in New York. As a student he worked at the ''Express and Star'' in Wolverhampton and dressed up as a "news bunny" for L!VE TV. Between 1998 and 2006 he was a reporter and feature writer for the ''Financial Times''. He joined ''The Times'' as a columnist and feature writer in 2007. He also writes the motoring column for ''Management Today'' ...
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Jaz Deol
Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2019 to 2022. Career Deol made his onscreen debut in the 2010 television film ''Casting Nina'' as Bhaljit Singh. He then made appearances in television series such as ''Code of a Killer'', ''Together'' and ''The Halcyon''. In October 2019, he began portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Deol's character was part of the first Sikh family in ''EastEnders''. The Panesar family are of Ramgarhia The Ramgarhia is a caste from the Punjab region of northwestern India, encompassing members of the Lohar and Tarkhan subgroups. Etymology Originally called Thoka, meaning ''carpenter'', the Ramgarhia are named after Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, whos ... Sikh heritage. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deol, Jaz 1989 births 21st-century English m ...
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British Romantic Drama Films
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2017 Romantic Drama Films
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2017 Films
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christ ...
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British Academy Television Award For Best Supporting Actor
The British Academy Television Awards are given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA). They are informally known as the BAFTA TV Awards. They have been awarded since 1954. From 1968-1997, the BAFTA TV Awards and the BAFTA Film Awards were presented in one joint ceremony. Since 1998, there have been two separate ceremonies. The film awards are held in February, two weeks ahead of the Academy Awards (Oscars) in America, while the Television awards are held in late May. The BAFTA TV Award is the UK equivalent to the Emmy Award in the United States. The awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were first presented at the 2010 ceremony. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s Superlatives Actors with multiple wins and nominations Multiple nominations The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor multiple times: 3 nominations *Stephen Graham 2 nominations *Martin Freeman ...
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2018 British Academy Television Awards
The 2018 British Academy Television Awards took place on 13 May 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The nominations were announced on 4 April, with '' Line of Duty'' leading with four awards. ''Black Mirror'', ''The Crown'' and '' Three Girls'' followed with three nominations. The 2018 British Academy Television Craft Awards were held on 22 April 2018. Winners and nominees Programmes with multiple nominations Most major wins In Memoriam *Ken Dodd *Rosemary Leach * Peter Hall *Elizabeth Dawn *Jim Bowen *Robert Hardy *Brian Cant *Liz MacKean *Barry Norman *Mark Milsome * Anthony Booth *Keith Chegwin *Rodney Bewes * William G. Stewart *Peter Sallis *Katie Boyle *Roy Barraclough * Sean Hughes *Patricia Llewellyn *Dale Winton *Emma Chambers *Peter Wyngarde *Emma Tennant *John Noakes *Benjamin Whitrow *Doreen Keogh *Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose ...
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Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as List of characters in Bad Girls#Prisoners, Crystal Gordon in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'' during the first four series; her role as Trina Johnson on ''EastEnders''; and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 ''Doctor Who'' special, ''The Waters of Mars''. More recently, she has played Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Dune (2021 film), Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune (novel), Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. Career Duncan-Brewster portrayed the role of List of characters in Bad Girls#Prisoners, Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV (TV network), ITV prison drama series ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls''. After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series she guest-starred in ''Holby City'', ''Waking the Dead (TV series), Waking the Dead'', ''Babyfather'' and daytime soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. From February to September 2009 ...
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Dinita Gohil
Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film ''Greed'' (2019), and on-stage as Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'' (2017–2018). Early life Dinita Gohil was born in Hodge Hill, Birmingham. She was educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, and later studied Spanish and French language at Royal Holloway, University of London. Gohil received a Master of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied acting for three years. Career Before acting, Gohil worked as a translator. In 1999, Gohil began her on-screen acting career in the post-apocalyptic miniseries, '' The Last Train'' as Anita Nixon. In 2017, Gohil played Sajani in the National Geographic documentary and science fiction television series, ''Year Million''. From 2017 to 2018, Gohil played Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'', written by William Shakespeare. In ...
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Manpreet Bambra
Manpreet Bambra (born 10 July 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Katie Lord on the CBBC series ''Wizards vs Aliens'' and Jade in the Netflix series ''Free Rein''. Early life and education Bambra grew up in Water Oakley in Bray, Berkshire. She attended St. George's School, Ascot where she took LAMDA acting classes offered by the school. She was accepted to the National Youth Theatre. She took a gap year before university and later graduated with a Master of Science in Cosmetic Science from the London College of Fashion. Career Bambra made her acting debut in ''Our Time Alone'', a short film in 2009, portraying the role of Harpreet. Between 2012 and 2014, Bambra played the recurring role of Katie Lord in CBBC drama ''Wizards Vs Aliens''. Since then, Bambra had short stints in ''Corner Shop Show'', '' Doctors'', ''So Awkward'', ''The Dumping Ground'' and ''Casualty''. In 2017, Bambra began portraying the role of Jade in Netflix original series ''Free Re ...
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Shaheen Khan (British Actress)
Shaheen Khan (born 1960 in Moshi, Tanzania) is a British film, television and stage actress and playwright of Indian descent, based in London. Career Film and television Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in the 2002 film ''Bend It Like Beckham''. Other films in which she has performed include ''Bhaji on the Beach'' (1993) and ''It's a Wonderful Afterlife'' (2010). On television, she has had a recurring role in ''Casualty'' and a guest role in the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''Demons of the Punjab''. Theatre As a playwright, Khan has written several performances for BBC Radio 4 with Sudha Bhuchar, the most successful of which was ''Girlies'' (1997). Also with Bhuchar, she wrote the stage play ''Balti Kings'', which debuted in 1999 and was produced by Tamasha Theatre Company. ''Balti Kings'' was also rewritten by both for its appearance in Sydney, Australia, where it was renamed to ''The Curry Kings of Parrammatta''. Another production involving Tamasha and Bhuchar was '' ...
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