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• I love roles where I have to transform myself.

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• I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want to pigeon myself, so I always like to surprise myself. I believe in versatility and so I would play anything as long as it was a challenge.

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• I like to cook Indian food when I can. I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding.

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• I knew what I wanted to do for my entire life, from nursery to university. I’ve always been geared towards wanting to act. I’ve stuck with it, dedicated time to it.

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• I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.

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• I have always let the lack of Indian actors in the industry drive me, not hold me back. I remember an agent in L.A. telling me a few years ago that an Indian actor wouldn’t ever make it in Hollywood, but my ethnicity has helped me.

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• I had a dialect coach to get an American accent, and then another dialect coach to come off it a bit. There is something deep and mysterious in the voice when it isn’t too high-pitched American.

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• I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it’s important to me to invest time with family.

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• I don’t ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after ‘East Is East’ and ‘Bend It.’

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• I am still married, yes – no children. I have Benzo, though; he’s my dog, a Lhasa apso.

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• I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of ‘Postman Pat.’ It has been a joy to do.

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• Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There’s something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don’t miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn’t believe them.

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• At the end of the week, it’s nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!

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Archie Panjabi (33)

Birth:	31st May, 1972
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actress

About

Archie Panjabi was born in London. She is a British actress, best known for her role as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife. Her portrayal has earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 and an NAACP Image Award in 2012, as well as two further Emmy nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Her other notable roles include Asra Nomani in A Mighty Heart and Pinky Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham. She graduated from Brunel University with a degree in management studies in 1996. She is also classically trained in ballet.  Her first Hollywood role, as a British diplomat, was in the Oscar winning The Constant Gardener, released in 2005. One of her highest profile film roles was in the 2002 comedy release Bend It Like Beckham. In 1998, Panjabi married tailor Rajesh Nihalani.

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