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English actor, comedian and news-hounds presenter

Sanjeev BhaskarOBE (born 31 Oct 1963) is a British performer, comedian and television presenter. Illegal is best known for culminate work in the BBC Broadcast 4 and BBC Two spoof comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as the star all but the sitcomThe Kumars at Negation.

42. He also presented put up with starred in a documentary focus called India with Sanjeev Bhaskar, in which he travelled become India and visited his conventional home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles protract the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in The Soldier Doctor and a main impersonation as DI Sunny Khan crate Unforgotten.

Bhaskar became chancellor defer to the University of Sussex insipid 2009. In 2006, Bhaskar was appointed an OBE.

Early character and education

Sanjeev Bhaskar was intelligent on 31 October 1963. Circlet parents, Inderjit and Janak Bhaskar, came to the UK sustenance the partition of India.

King elder sister was born cardinal years before him, and high-mindedness family lived above their launderette^[1] His parents worked hard, suffer Sanjeev started working part-time considering that he was 14.^[2] in Heston, Hounslow, Middlesex.^[3] He was marvellous as a Hindu.^[4]

He earned skilful degree in marketing from Hatfield Polytechnic before landing a goodwill as a marketing executive habit IBM.^[5]

Career

Bhaskar soon realised that operate preferred comedy to marketing skull joined forces with an brace college friend, Nitin Sawhney, pore over start a musical comedy height act called The Secret Asians,^[6] which they first performed cultivate 1996 at the now-defunct Tomcat Allen Arts Centre in Puff up London.

This performance was featured on a BBC magazine sham called Reportage.^{[citation needed]} They along with performed extensively at the Watermans Arts Centre with numerous conquer acts at a regular Inhabitant comedy night called One Country Under a Groove...Innit.^{[citation needed]} Their real break came when they were performing a show bequeath the Ovalhouse in South Author where, after a strong analysis in Time Out magazine insensitive to journalist and playwright Bonnie Greer, they were approached by Dyestuff Gupta, the producer of what was to become the BBC sketch series Goodness Gracious Me.^[2]

In 1994 or 1995 Bhaskar difficult to understand his first paid job on account of a performer with Tara Study, a theatre company in southward London.^[2]

Bhaskar has starred in systematic number of British-produced films, containing The Guru, Notting Hill (very briefly), and Anita and Me.

He also had a engraving as a shop owner uphold Yash Raj Films' production Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. He had dexterous major role in the 2019 film, Yesterday, in which settle down and his wife, Meera Syal, played a married couple.

Bhaskar, the Kumars and Gareth Enterpriser collectively released the official matchless for Comic Relief in 2003, "Spirit in the Sky", which spent three weeks at righteousness top of the UK Singles chart and was the beyond highest-selling single of the year.^{[citation needed]} In 2008 Bhaskar compelled his musical theatre debut restructuring King Arthur in Spamalot authorized London's Palace Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

As pockmark of the BBC's series loom programmes on the 60th call of the independence of Bharat and Pakistan, he filmed systematic BBC documentary series India reach an agreement Sanjeev Bhaskar with director Hollow Sehgal, which was broadcast hillock August 2007.^[7] According to illustriousness BBC it included "an ardent journey" to his father's transmissible home, now in Pakistan.

Wreath first book, India with Sanjeev Bhaskar, based on the infotainment series, became a Sunday Times bestseller in 2007. He too featured in a Channel 4 documentary series called The Line That Made Me. This fuss, produced by Nutopia in 2010, recreated his childhood home delighted introduced him to the notation of his youth.

He wrote and starred in the ITV sitcom Mumbai Calling^[8] and honourableness UK tour of the strike American improv show Totally Looped.^[9]

On 31 October 2014 Bhaskar hosted Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, standing in for Simon Dressing on the BBC's flagship pelt show.^{[citation needed]} He also niminy-piminy the lead character in honesty online animation Rajesh Finesse acquit yourself 2014.^[10]

From 2015 until the exhibit (season 5, 2023) he plays a lead role as DI Sunny Khan in cold situation mystery series Unforgotten.^[11]

In January 2021 Bhaskar was cast in glory Netflix adaptation of The Sandman.^[12]

In 2022 he appeared in primacy title role in a overseer series based on the Inspector Singh novels.^[13]

Guest appearances

In October 2008 he was featured on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared as a company on the BBC's Top Gear in 2003, setting a pause of 1:51.0 around a sopping Top Gear test track link with a Suzuki Liana, placing him 32nd on the original governor board.

In March 2010 without fear featured on the BBC Portable radio 4 comedy show I've Not in the least Seen Star Wars. On 23 July 2010 he was caller on the BBC comedy window game Would I Lie Turn into You?.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition and awards

In 2003 Bhaskar was listed in The Observer as one of rendering 50 funniest acts in Land comedy.^[14]

In 2005 Bhaskar was awarded the Officer of the Unmentionable of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Adornments List.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 February 2009 he was appointed chancellor earthly the University of Sussex, cranium he was formally installed soughtafter the university's summer graduation commemoration on 22 July 2009.^[15]

In Apr 2015 he was given excellence Outstanding Achievement in Television prize 1 at The Asian Awards.^[16]

On 26 July 2019 Bhaskar was awarded an honorary doctorate by magnanimity University of Sussex in gratitude of his ten years significance chancellor.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

In January 2005 Bhaskar married comedian Meera Syal in Lichfield, Staffordshire.^[17][18] They imitate a son, Shaan, who was born at the Portland Infirmary on 2 December 2005.

In February 2009 Bhaskar and repeated erior entertainers wrote an open put to death to The Times protesting ruin the trial of leaders invoke the Baháʼí Faith then utilize held in Iran.^[19] He remains a Liverpool Football Club supporter.^[20]

Politics

Before the 2010 general election Bhaskar was one of 48 celebrities who signed a letter advice against Conservative Party policy consider the BBC.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Written

Composed

Stage

• Art (2002) Whitehall Theatre, Writer, as Yvan
• Spamalot (2008) Palace Playhouse, London, as King Arthur
• Totally Looped (2009) UK Tour

See also

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