Background
Afshan Azad was born on February 12, 1989, in Longsight, Manchester, England, to Abdul and Nilofar Azad. Her parents were South Asians whose ancestors had emigrated to England from Bangladesh. She grew up with three brothers.
2010
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Afshan Azad on the red carpet at the "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1" premiere held at Odeon Leicester Square in London.
2010
22-24 Leicester Square, West End, London WC2H 7LQ, United Kingdom
Afshan Azad on the red carpet at the "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1" premiere held at Odeon Leicester Square in London.
2011
United Kingdom
2019
22-24 Leicester Square, West End, London WC2H 7LQ, United Kingdom
Afshan Azad attends the UK Premiere of "Yesterday" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on June 18, 2019, in London, England.
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(When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire,...)
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Goblet-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B001YEYWB4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Goblet+of+Fire&qid=1606758663&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
2005
(Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is...)
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Phoenix-Daniel-Radcliffe/dp/B0094M2YL8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Order+of+the+Phoenix&qid=1606758698&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
2007
(Voldemort is tightening his grip on Hogwarts and it is no...)
Voldemort is tightening his grip on Hogwarts and it is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry and Dumbledore work to find the key to unlock the Dark Lord's defenses.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Half-Blood-Prince/dp/B002RRWWQ4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Half-Blood+Prince&qid=1606758748&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
2009
(After Voldemort takes over the Ministry of Magic, Harry, ...)
After Voldemort takes over the Ministry of Magic, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are forced into hiding. They try to decipher the clues left to them by Dumbledore to find and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B004MPEFBE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+%E2%80%93+Part+1&qid=1606758807&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
2010
(Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out on their perilous missio...)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the Horcruxes - the keys to Voldemort's immortality.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B005UG53NS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+%E2%80%93+Part+2&qid=1606758854&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
2011
Afshan Azad was born on February 12, 1989, in Longsight, Manchester, England, to Abdul and Nilofar Azad. Her parents were South Asians whose ancestors had emigrated to England from Bangladesh. She grew up with three brothers.
Following her primary education, Afshan Azad attended the Whalley Range High School in Manchester. She was in high school and had never acted, nor had any stage experiences before she attended her first film audition. A few casting agents arrived in her school to cast for the next Harry Potter film, titled Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Many kids appeared in the audition. Not interested in acting whatsoever, Afshan had auditioned just for fun. However, she ended up being selected to play the role of an Indian girl named Padma Patil, a role that was previously played by Sharon Sandhu.
However, despite the film being a huge success, she did not aim to become an actor and continued her studies after her high-school education. She was academically good. She joined the Xaverian College in Rusholme and studied AS-level chemistry, biology, English, and business studies.
Afshan Azad made her acting debut playing Padma Patil in the fourth film of the Harry Potter film franchise, titled Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was released in 2005. The film series, which was hugely successful, was an adaptation of the famous fantasy book series written by J.K. Rowling. The film was a huge commercial and critical success, but due to Afshan’s small role, she did not gain enough attention. She reprised her role yet again in the next installment of the series, titled Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was released in 2007. The film was a huge success, and so were the next three installments. In the last film of the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2, she was shown teaming up with Harry, to take part in the Battle of Hogwarts.
All the films from the Harry Potter film franchise were huge successes, and almost all the actors associated with the films ended up earning huge name and fame. However, Afshan’s career did not receive the expected head-start. She currently runs her own YouTube channel, named Afshan Azad, which currently has more than 31 thousand subscribers. One of her videos, titled Harry Potter Q&A, which has attracted more than a million views, happens to be the most-watched video on her channel.
She also models for a few beauty products and fashion houses.
(When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire,...)
2005(Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out on their perilous missio...)
2011(Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is...)
2007(After Voldemort takes over the Ministry of Magic, Harry, ...)
2010(Voldemort is tightening his grip on Hogwarts and it is no...)
2009Afshan Azad was raised in a highly conservative Muslim family.
Quotations:
"The first day we had to do a cast read-through where we go through the whole script. I was a bit star-struck. I was a big Harry Potter fan before."
"I never in a million years thought anyone from Manchester was going to get it! And I never thought I would get it!"
Afshan Azad hails from a highly conservative Muslim family. In 2011, her older brother, Ashraf Azad, attacked her just because she was talking to her Hindu boyfriend. She was repeatedly punched in the face and dragged by her hair. She was also branded a prostitute and was subjected to verbal abuse.
In the court, she requested the judge not to imprison her brother. Meanwhile, her brother pleaded guilty. She was also called a prostitute by her parents. They had even talked about sending her back to Bangladesh and planned to arrange her marriage.
Good friends with Harry Potter co-stars Scarlett Hefner, Bonnie Wright, and Katie Leung. Wright and Leung attended her wedding to Nabil Kazi in August 2018.
She claimed that she was a huge fan of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise even before she had become part of the cast of the film.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight: 55 kg or 121 lbs
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Distinctive features: petite figure
Azad married Nabil Kazi on 19 August 2018.