Full Name: Shefali Chowdhury
Nickname: Shef
Birthday: June 20th 1988
Birthplace: Denbeigh, Wales; moved to Birmingham when she was six.
Current Residence: London, England
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Shefali Chowdhury was born in Wales in 1988 and was brought up in a conservative Muslim family but, she's Bangladeshi. Her parents had migrated to England from Sylher, Bangladesh in the 1980s, when many families from the Indian Subcontinent were migrating due to cultural wars. She was in the Tamil movie Kannathil Muthamittal as a refugee released in 2002 but, unfortunately she was uncredited.
Lucky for Shefali "Allah" (what the Muslims refer to as God) heard her prayers and in the summer of 2004 the casting agency for the films went through schools around Bradford to cast the Patil twins. Not having much of an experience, the judges still chose her to be in one of the most highest budget films The Harry Potter series as Parvati Patil (Harry's date for the Yule Ball). "I can't describe what I feel right now when I await the release of the film. I feel very, very privileged. It's an opportunity of a lifetime," Shefali says.
She had a great time filming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and especially the Yule Ball scene like everyone else did (they had to go to a 3 week dancing boot camp). At the moment though, she is pursuing her A-level in college and has Sociology/Religious studies as her subjects. Shefali also likes Bollywood and her favourite Indian Actor is Shah Rukh Khan (Bollywood's Badshaah). She says, "Though I haven't seen a Bollywood film for quite sometime, but I do enjoy them.
She's glad that did what interests her the most. "I always was interested in Drama and even took a course earlier. So when this opportunity of acting in a film came my way, I was only too read to take it, " she says. Shefali says she doesn't know if she would take up acting as a profession, her studies are what concerns her now the most. But, she will probably try to do more films in Hollywood. "As of now, there are no offers. But if they come, then why not.", Shefali says.
Information taken from:
FW.com/s_c Shef’s Favourites Music Groups/Performers: The Strokes, Joseph Aathur, Jeff Buckley, The Cars, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground… list goes on.
Films: The Shawshank Redemption, My Own Private Idaho, Thelma & Louise, Fight Club…list goes on.
Hobbies: “Anything that gives me a rush! I love watching movies also and listening to music. I also write screenplays.” --- Shefali
Gadget: “Does my phone count as a gadget?? Coz I can’t live without it, which consequently makes it my favourite.” --- Shefali
Filmography 2008 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (filming) - Parvati Patil
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix - Parvati Patil
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Parvati Patil
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal - uncredited, Refugee
Fan Mail:
Shefali Chowdhury
c/o Harry Potter Productions
Leavesden Studios
P.O. Box 3000
Leavesden
Hertfordshire WD25 7LT
England
Biography by
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Have a very Harry day!!
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Chowdhury, Shefali - Parvati Patil 
