Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar) falls foul of Ash Desai (Manish Patel)

Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 28 June 1964 in Essex, grew up in Hounslow, West London England). Experienced racism at school, Hounslow and Southall being particular targets for the National Front. At one point in his six form all but two of the 150 students refused to talk to or sit with him. At first, Bhaskar's father - a factory supervisor for Nestlé - and mother - a bookkeeper - were mortified by their son's proposed career. So to appease them, the British-born Bhaskar gained a degree in marketing from the University of Hertfordshire before landing a job as a marketing manager at IBM. He soon realised, though, that he and marketing were never going to get along, so instead he tentatively entered a world where he felt much more at ease: comedy. He joined forces with an old college friend, Nitin Sawhney, and started a musical comedy double act called The Secret Agents. On the circuit, he was soon talent-scouted by the producers of a new sketch-show called Goodness Gracious Me. Image File history File links Chopratown_manish_patel. ... Image File history File links Chopratown_manish_patel. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

By now, Bhaskar was 32, but at last he felt that his parents were pleased with him. "For the first 32 years of my life, they didn't laugh at a single thing I said," he jokes. "Then, quite frankly, they just jumped on the bandwagon because they saw everyone else was laughing!"

^{[citation needed]} is a British Indian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the BBC2 comedy series, Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42. The term British Asian is used to denote a person of South Asian ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom, former heartland of the British Empire. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two (comprising of three seasons running from from 1996 to 1998) based on four British Asian actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ... The Kumars at No. ...

Bhaskar has starred in a number of United Kingdom produced films including The Guru and Anita and Me. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy^{[citation needed]}. The front cover of the soundtrack Anita and Me was a successful British comedy/drama film released in 2002 based on the book Anita and Me by Meera Syal. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Sanjeev, the Kumars and Gareth Gates collectively released the official single for Comic Relief in 2003. In 2005 he married his frequent collaborator, Meera Syal, who plays his grandmother in The Kumars at No. 42, and was his co-star in Anita and Me. In August 2005 it was announced that they were expecting their first child. Their baby, a boy named Shaan, was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005. Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop singer who shot to fame in 2002 when he came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. ... The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a hospital in Great Portland Street in central London, England. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, Bhaskar was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours List. Later that year he appeared in BBC 1 drama Chopratown as private eye Vic Chopra. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar) falls foul of Ash Desai (Manish Patel) Chopratown (2005) is a comedy drama from the BBC about private eye Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar). ...

He recently appeared as Robin Hood at the Children's Party at the Palace in 2006. Robin Hood memorial statue in Nottingham. ...

He appeared as a guest on the BBC's Top Gear, setting a time of 1:51.0 around a wet Top Gear test track in a Suzuki Liana placing him 32nd on the original leader board. The current format of Top Gear is a BAFTA[1] and Emmy Award-winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. ...

As part of the BBC's series of programmes on the 60^th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan, Sanjeev has recently completed filming for the BBC documentary series India with Sanjeev Bhaskar with director Deep Sehgal which will be aired in time for the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence in August 2007^[1], according to the BBC he also makes "an emotional journey" to his father's ancestral home which is now in Pakistan. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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Filmography

• The Real McCoy (1991) in various roles
• Captain Butler (1997) as Adeel
• We Know Where you Live (1997) as various characters
• Goodness Gracious Me (1998) as various roles
• The Dance of Shiva (1998)
• Jonathan Creek (1998) as Doctor in episode Black Canary
• Notting Hill (1999)
• Small Potatoes (TV Series) (1999)
• The Way It Is (2000)
• Inferno (2001) as Jaz
• Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where they Came from (2001)
• The Mystic Masseur (2001) as Beharry
• The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006) as Sanjeev Kumar
• Dick Whittington (2002) as The Mayor
• The Guru (2002) as Rasphal the cook
• Dalziel and Pascoe (2002) as Graham Shah in episode Mens Sana
• Anita and Me (2002) as Mr Kumar
• Comic Relief 2003 (2003) as Sanjeev Kumar
• Angell's Hell (2005) as John Angell
• Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005) as Akaash
• Chopratown (2005) as Vik Chopra
• Entente Cordiale, Le (2006) as Commander Bashir
• Scoop (2006) as Poker Player
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) as shopkeeper
• India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (2007) A four part series on India.

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Written

• Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
• The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006)

Goodness Gracious Me was a BBC English language sketch show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC TWO, based on four Indian-British actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ... The Kumars at No. ...

Composed

• Goodness Gracious Me (1998)

Goodness Gracious Me was a BBC English language sketch show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC TWO, based on four Indian-British actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ...

See also

• Meera Syal
• British Comedy

Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. ... British Comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some of the most famous and memorable comic actors and characters in the last fifty years. ...

External links

• Sanjeev Bhaskar at the Internet Movie Database
• Casting MP3

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