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Sat 01 Jan 2009Mumbai millionaire
'Skins' star Dev Patel is tipped for an Oscar for his big-screen debut, writes Michael Dwyer.
TWO YEARS AGO this month, Dev Patel was a 16-year-old London schoolboy whose biggest claim to fame was winning a bronze medal at the 2004 World Tae Kwondo Championships in Dublin. Towards the end of January 2007, Channel 4 introduced the drama series Skins, and controversy erupted over its candid depiction of teen life. Patel played one of the leading roles, Anwar.
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