Padma Patil From Harry Potter is All Grown-Up: See Her Amazing Transformation
Afshan Azad became famous thanks to her role in the Harry Potter franchise, where she embodied the witch from the Ravenclaw House Padma Patil.
She first appeared in the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005. Padma became Ron Weasley's Yule Ball companion, while her twin sister Parvati Patil became Harry Potter's companion.
Afshan Azad got the role of Padma after the casting was held at her school where she turned out to be the only one who got into the second round and at the final auditions she was approved for the role of Padma.
The name "Padma" means "lotus" in Sanskrit. In the fifth year of training, Padma became the prefect for Ravenclaw and, together with Parvati, joined the Dumbledore's Army led by Harry Potter.
In the sixth year, after the death of Dumbledore, Padma and Parvati were taken home by their parents. In the Battle of Hogwarts, Padma and Parvati defended their home school against the troops of Voldemort.
However, Harry Potter did not become a springboard for her acting career, as has happened with many actors who have appeared in the franchise.
It seems that Afshan has decided that acting is not going to be a part of her life — which is a shame, because just look at her!
In the life of the actress, however, there was a story that would surpass the plots of many a Hollywood drama. The actress' relatives were against her marriage for religious reasons.
Beatings by her father and brother landed the actress in the hospital several times.
Afshan's battle with her own family continued for several years due to their conservatism, but everything ended quite romantically — she married her old love.
The wedding took place on August 20, 2018, and there were Bonnie Wright and Katie Leung, friends of the actress from Harry Potter set.