Preeya Kalidas
Biography
Preeya Kalidas is a singer, actress, dancer. Her credits cover stage, screen and television. She was cast after a worldwide search in the leading role of Priya in AR Rahmans Bombay Dreams produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. She sang the hit song Shakalaka Baby which won best video at MTV Asia Awards. Also as part of the Brit-Asian success, Preeya also has been in international hit films Bend it Like Beckham and East is East, Bafta Award winning Britz, Bafta nominated BBC series Bodies, regular in popular series Mistresses and was cast most recently by Lloyd Webber to play the female lead, The Narrator, in the revival of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in Londons West End. Preeya is also a recording artist.
46years old
Turns 47 on June 21in 252 days
- Born Isleworth
- Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1999 to 2010
Every film, newest first
- 2010Four LionsIMDb rating 7.3
- 2002Bend It Like BeckhamIMDb rating 6.7
- 1999Virtual SexualityIMDb rating 5.1
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Early training
Kalidas trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and also at Songtime Theatre Arts, after starting ballet classes at age three and tap at five.
Behind the award
After poor sales of her single "Shimmy", Kalidas lost her album deal with Universal Records, but that same month she won Best Female Act at the UK Asian Music Awards.
First role
Kalidas made her screen debut in the drama Googleyes. In 1998 she took the part of Usha in the short film Jump Boy, which Menhaj Huda directed and Harsha Patel wrote.
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Worked with
Preeya Kalidas made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Gurinder ChadhaDirector, 1 film, 2002
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All films by Christopher Morris
Nick HurranDirector, 1 film, 1999
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