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Meera Syal

Asian-British comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress who rose to prominence for her part in producing and performing in BBC's 'Goodness Gracious Me' as well as playing Sanjeev's grandmother - Ummi - in 'The Kumars at No. 42' - Sanjeev Baskar is Meera's real-life husband. She was awarded an MBE in 1997 and has appeared in stage productions of "Bombay Dreams" and "The Killing of Sister George". More ...