BAFTA: IN CONVERSATION WITH MEERA SYAL MBE - UNCUT

What is the event?

Tongues on Fire (The 10th annual Asian Woman Film Festival) and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presents:

IN CONVERSATION WITH MEERA SYAL MBE: UNCUT

How do I book for tickets?

BOOK EARLY FOR TICKETS

Go through to the BAFTA site directly and book online.

http://www.bafta.org/...

How much will it cost?

To go to the event the charge will be £10.

What's the plan for the evening?

18:30 Drinks Reception
19:00 Event

We'll meet inside the venue for 18:30 at the reception - be on time!
Event starts for 19:00.
As soon as the event is over, we can all go to a local bar for a chat about it, break the ice and introduce ourselves to each other.

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Where is it?

British Academy of Film and Television Arts
195 Piccadilly
London W1J 9LN

http://www.bafta.org/...

Which is the nearest tube?

Piccadilly Circus

THOSE OF YOU LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TICKETS SEE YOU THERE

Do you have a contact number?

Yes, my number is

07849 854 925 - Nutan

About Meera Syal

The event will celebrate the work and achievements of BAFTA Award nominated actress, writer and comedienne Meera Syal.

Syal's multitude of credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Secretary that Stole a Million, Anita and Me, The Kumar's at No 42, The Real McCoy and the upcoming Mad, Bad and Sad. Syal's contribution to British television film and theatre has undeniably to changing representations and perspectives of British Asian communities.

Meera Syal was born in Wolverhampton. Her career began as a voiceover artist on the experimental documentary Handsworth Songs (1986). This led to work in a number of productions ranging from factual series through to comedy and features. She is the author of two novels and screen adaptations, Anita and Me (1996) and Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (1999).

During the 1980s, Syal presented Sunday East (BBC, 1986-87), a magazine programme targeted at the British South Asian population, and wrote scripts for comedy series Tandoori Nights (Channel 4, 1985-87). In 1987 she appeared in the feature film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) and the BAFTA-winning series, The Little Princess (ITV).

Syal's career has flourished since the 1990s, with roles in drama series Kinsey (BBC, 1991-92), Holding On (BBC, 1997), Keeping Mum (BBC, 1997-98), In Deep (BBC, 2001-02) and Fat Friends (ITV, 2000-02). Her screenwriting credits include BBC thriller My Sister Wife (1992), A Nice Arrangement (Channel 4, 1991) and the screen adaptation of her novel Anita and Me (2002).

Syal honed her comedy acting skills on the sketch show The Real McCoy (BBC, 1992) and went on to write and act in award-winning shows Goodness Gracious Me (BBC, 1998-2000) and The Kumar's at No.42 (BBC, 2001-2006). These programmes created a new understanding of multi-cultural British.

Syal wrote the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bombay Dreams which played in London's West End and New York's Broadway. Most recently she played Lopa Dutt in Rafta Rafta at the National Theatre at the end of 2007.

Syal was awarded an MBE in 1997 and won the 'Media Personality of the Year' award at the Commission for Racial Equality's annual 'Race in the Media' awards (2000).

Syal will be interviewed by critically acclaimed playwright, author and critic Bonnie Greer.