Sunday, July 11, 2010

Brother and father faced in court for Afshan Azad

In a court in Manchester, Afshan Azad’s father and brother were both charged with attacking the young “Harry Potter” actress. Afshan Azad was in some of the "Harry Potter" movies. Her father, Abdul Azad, and brother, Ashraf Azad, have both been charged with threatening to kill the 22-year old.

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The charges that are against Afshan Azad's family

Afshan Azad claims that on May 21 2010, her father and brother threatened to kill her and assaulted her. The altercation within the family was reportedly because Afshan Azad was dating a Hindu man, when her family is Muslim. Her brother is charged with assault which her father is charged with threatening. Afshan Azad is reportedly staying in London with friends. Both her father and brother are not allowed to travel to London while the case is being heard.

Afshan Azad in ‘Harry Potter’

Afshan Azad, who had no acting experience before being put in the “Harry Potter” series, plays Padma Patil. In the films, she and her twin sister Parvati are supporting characters that are at Hogwarts with the main characters, Harry, Ron and Hermionine. As an actress within the plays, Afshan Azad has appeared in four of the planned eight movies. Afshan Azad has not been reported as being involved in any movies since “Harry Potter”. Reportedly, though, she expressed a little bit of concern about losing her job when she brought charges against her family members.

When the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" releases

The Harry Potter franchise has been the highest grossing film series. $5.4 billion was made off the first six movies. The final two movies, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” parts one and two, could be released in November of 2010 and July of 2011. These are expected to break box office records. The extended international sales, syndication agreements, and merchandising agreements guarantee even more income from the films.



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