Sacha Dhawan, star of The Boy With the Topknot: 'Why didn't I do this sooner?' by Nosheen Iqbal

The actor nearly turned down the starring role in the BBC's primetime drama because it felt too close to his own roots. So why did he change his mind?Sacha Dhawan is exaggerating, I think, when he tells me he spent most of his life embarrassed about being Asian. But then he talks about joining in the "Paki banter" at school to fit in, trying to "join in with the lads". He remembers his English nanny making him roasts…

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