Indira Joshi (born 1 March 1941) is an Indian actor [1] whose career has included playing Mariam Ahmed in EastEnders and Madhuri Kumar in The Kumars at No. 42 , [2] appearing in Grumpy Old Women . [3] and reading children's stories in Jackanory .
Her two brothers Joe L. Joshi and Jai Hind Joshi attended Bishop Cotton School (Shimla) in India, while she attended its sister school. [4]
She has two sons, Liev Shiva Dominic also known as Thubten his monk name, and Krishna Dylan. [4]
She has recorded audiobooks including Madhur Jaffrey 'sClimbing the Mango Tree. [5]