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NOVEMBER 8, 2005 at 8:50 PM
Posted by EUDAEMONIA
Source: News Tips
An article featuring Afshan Azad
(Padma Patil) and Shefali Chowdhury (Parvati Patil) from the Goblet of Fire film is now available online. With the auditions for the Patil twins taking place almost two years ago, we finally get a bit of a background on the two young ladies who were lucky enough to be cast as Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley's Yule Ball dates. Here's a bit of the article where they discuss the auditions:
17-year-old [Shefali] who is pursuing her A-level in college and has Sociology and Religious studies as her subjects says she's glad she did what interests her "the most." "I was always interested in Drama and even took it as a course earlier. So when this opportunity of acting in a film came my way, I was only too ready to take it," she says.
It was different for 16-year-old Afshan - also an A-level student learning Chemistry, Biology, English and media language in her college - who auditioned for the role for pure kicks. "It was a total joke for me. The casting agents came to my school and my friends and I did it for fun. But I became very serious about the entire thing once I got in."
Interestingly since the Patil sisters in the original book, authored by JK Rowling, are twins of Asian origin, the casting agents of the film - the fourth in the Harry Potter series - spent time visiting schools in the Bradford area searching for the perfect pair of Asian girls to play these characters.
However, when they failed to find twin Asian girls, they zeroed in on two girls, "who just had fantastic chemistry" between them. Hence Shefali and Afshan studying in two different parts of London were chosen to play the roles of Parvati and Padma Patil respectively.
You can read the full article here. Thanks to everyone for the tip.
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Prefect
Points: 384
Iwillalwaysbethere says:
They are great actress so i'm glad that they had the chance... if only Americans could be in the cast...
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 6:28 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2079
kermittounette says:
Interesting to see a face on a character that is present into the books, from first to six at least, and the biggest part is into the fourth... can't wait to see it!
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 6:39 PM EST
Witch
Points: 508
LunaLovegoodDA says:
They seem really cool and down-to-earth. I think they're going to do a really good job in GOF.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 6:58 PM EST
Student
Points: 275
Lady Radcliffe says:
What exactly are A-Levels?! I'm from the US and so clueless. I know that its something good. I hope or know that they did a wonderful job as the twins
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 7:46 PM EST
Witch
Points: 556
hpbri says:
ah, they're pretty! I'm sure they'll do a great job... =)
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 8:30 PM EST
Witch
Points: 769
joeni orange says:
Wow, they're gorgeous, they did a great job....i wish they'd do a casting at my school...:/
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 8:32 PM EST
Harry Potter's Date
Points: 3146
The Parvati Patil says:
representin!! haha. They're pretty and im glad they've gotten some exposure because they do play part in the film.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:02 PM EST
Sirius's Veil Thrower
Points: 4651
SiriusBlacksGodDaughter says:
Wow, they look very similar! Nice work!
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:07 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 422
squishy_marshmallows says:
I always thought they were indian too :-S i don't remember reading anywhere they were of asian descent. Pavarti is named after an Indian goddess, if you want specifics, the mother of Ganesh Charturthi. i think i was doing a school assignment at the time i first read Harry Potter and i always assumed they were Indian.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:25 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1908
Opera Ghost says:
I don't remember in the book that it said they were IDENTICAL twins, so it is ok with me that they don't look exactly alike. I think they will be good enough for the movie.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:27 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 422
squishy_marshmallows says:
Very true, they never said they were identical twins, just twins, even when Harry was asking for Padma to go with Ron, he was hoping that her nose was dead centre, he would've known already if they were identical.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:30 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1380
Chadick says:
That's cool. Isn't Afshan pretty? She looks nice...I didn't notice it until I saw a high-res picture of her in the Yule Ball. I like her eyes! Shefali looks pretty too, although she looks different in this picture in compare to the ones in the movie.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:40 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 421
Jared Raschke says:
I can't wait for the movie.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:50 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1370
hellothere says:
I didn't know they weren't twins! I must be an idiot or something!
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 9:51 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1937
rocker_336 says:
I think they look pretty good. I think they should be good in the movie. I can't wait to see them in action! Almost a week away.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 10:10 PM EST
Singularly Gifted Witch
Points: 5157
Medea says:
Wow they look beautiful, especially Afshan Azad. Another success story where they tried out for kicks and actually get to live the dream, lucky.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 10:22 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1961
Wart says:
I find it very odd that they didnt cast twins for the patil twins. Its weird, they look alike but not that much alike....
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 10:29 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1004
heart_hArrY says:
they Both looked very pretty at teh premiere, not to mention that they already seem to look alike as it is. It is quite a reach for Warner Brothers to be looking for the to perfect Asian twins. That would deffinitly be difficult on there part.
Posted Nov 9, 2005 at 11:04 PM EST
The Chosen One
Points: 9942
Gryffindor Dude says:
They are very pretty. I can't wait to see them in the film. I bet they had a lot of fun making the film mwahahah. 7 days!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 1:59 AM EST
Eccentric Princess
Points: 5200
Remix!! says:
aha!! not only are they Indians but also, their surname "Patil" means they are Maharashtrians alsso... I know so may people, whose names anrre Parvati and padma!! baapre Baap.. wish.. I could be in the movie too!!
I ♥ India Calling!!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 4:40 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1509
Aurore says:
I can't believe she's taking both Chemistry and Biology. I nearly failed both of those!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 6:15 AM EST
Student
Points: 259
Harriet Poltergiest says:
Wow. And next we will be getting news on others. Like Hagrid. But that is a good thing!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 8:29 AM EST
Divine Intervention
Points: 2619
PhantomFingers says:
It's a shame they didn't find anybody in Bradford, thats near where I live, but these 2 girls look very pretty, and I'm sure they do great!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 8:56 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1970
Jekca says:
So they aren't twins. I mean we really haven't seen this up until this point...and I had understood from the book they should have INDIAN not Asian...but anyways.....
Cool!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 9:36 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1188
sirius'doll says:
I didn't evenr realise that they were Asian in the book (oops). It doesn't bother me in the slightest that they're not identical...its like they said, so long as they can act and have good chemistry between them!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 9:58 AM EST
Insufferable Know-it-all
Points: 5042
Happy Hedwig says:
That's so sweet! Yeah, I was going to say they couldn't be twins but if they act like sisters then it's perfect! Tgis movie is going to be great!
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 10:29 AM EST
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