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Preeya Kalidas

5 Things you need to know about Preeya.

Fact 1

A singer and actress, as a child she learnt tap and ballet.

Fact 2

She’s had success as a singer, including working with with Skepta on the song "Cross My Heart." See Preeya Kalidas on

Fact 3

She performed her debut single, "Shimmy", featuring at the 大象传媒 Asian Network’s Summer of Melas.

Fact 4

She previously played Amira Masood in the soap opera EastEnders. Check out website.

Fact 5

After a number of parts in films and on television, including East is East, Bollywood Queen, My Family and Casualty, in 2002 she appeared as Monica in Gurinder Chadha's film Bend It Like Beckham, and she also appears in the Bend It Like Beckham Musical.

Preeya Kalidas & Jamal Andreas

Bend It Like Beckham The Musical's Preeya Kalidas & Jamal Andreas talk to Haroon Rashid.