A British-Indian actress, born on March 16, 1978, in Mumbai, India, to Imtiaz Dharker, a poet, artist, and documentary filmmaker, and Anil Dharker, columnist and former editor of the Indian men's magazine Debonair. Her father was from India and her mother, who was born in Lahore, grew up in Scotland, United Kingdom. She made her screen debut in Manika, une vie plus tard (1989). After that, she co-starred in many American, French, and Indian films. She played many TV roles in the UK. Her credits include Cutting It and Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee.