He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and won a scholarship to Liverpool Playhouse in 1956.

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At 16 she won a free place to Britain's leading acting school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

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Born in Delhi, Madhur Jaffrey came to the UK at the age of 19 to pursue her passion for acting by studying drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

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