The first Bollywood acting school, the Actor Prepares academy in Ealing, west London, which was founded by Bollywood actor Anupam Kher of Bend It Like Beckham fame, opened its doors back in 2008.

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The huge cast of Midnight's Children includes Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Seema Biswas, Rahul Bose, Charles Dance, Shriya Saran and Shahana Goswami, besides newcomer Satya Bhabha as Saleem Sinai and southern Indian star Siddharth as Shiva.

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