EastEnders star Preeya Kalidas glitters in pink at It's A Wonderful Afterlife premiere

By Chris Johnson

Stealing the show: Preeya Kalidas looked stunning in pink as she arrived at the premiere of British comedy film It's A Wonderful Afterlife


She may not have a role in the film.
But it was stunning EastEnders star Preeya Kalidas who turned the most heads as she arrived at the London premiere of British comedy, It's A Wonderful Afterlife.
The 28-year-old actress lent her support to the launch night and wore a sparkling pink Indian dress teamed with glittery 'tattoos' over her right eye and shoulder.


Glittering: The EastEnders actress, who does not star in the movie, had glittery 'tattoos' over her right eye and shoulder


Preeya, who has starred in movies including Bend It Like Beckham and East Is East, is currently captivating viewers in a juicy EastEnders love triangle storyline.

She plays Amira Shah in the BBC1 soap and recently married Syed Masood (played by Marc Elliott) who is having a secret gay fling with Christian Clarke (John Partridge).

It's A Wonderful Afterlife is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Gurinder Chadha.

It tells the tale of an Indian mother who takes her obsession with the marriage of her daughter into the world of serial murder.


Legging it: Liz McClarnon and T4 presenter Jameela Jamil


It was filmed primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue.
The premiere was held at the Odeon West End in London's Leicester Square last night.

The film's lead couple Golday Notay and Sendhil Ramamurthy posed for photographs with director Chadha.


Striking a pose: Indian singer Jaya and Zoe Wanamaker, who appears in the film


Big night: Director Gurinder Chadha with stars of the movie Sendhil Ramamurthy and Goldy Notay


Notay looked svelte in a form-fitting purple dress, having lost all the weight she put on for the film.

Other stars who came along to show their support included Liz McClarnon, T4 presenter Jameela Jamil and Indian singer Jaya.

The London premiere will be followed by a regional Birmingham premiere on April 14. It will then go on release in the UK on April 21


Drama: Preeya in character as Amira Shah in last night's episode of EastEnders

source: dailymail