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|birth date    = [[31 October (people)|31 October]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]
|birth date    = [[30 October (people)|30 October]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|role          = Dr. [[Avishka Sangakkara]], [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]]
|role          = [[Borusa (The Warrior's universe)|Borusa]], Dr. [[Avishka Sangakkara]], [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]]
|story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
|story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
|time          = 2009, 2014
|time          = 2009, 2014, 2022
|non dwu        = ''Goodness Gracious Me'', ''Notting Hill'', ''The Kumar's at No. 42'', ''India with Sanjeev Bhaskar'', ''Mumbai Calling'', ''Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy'', ''The Indian Doctor'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Unforgotten'', ''Thunderbirds 1965'', ''Paddington 2''  
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|imdb          = 0080276
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|twitter        = tvsanjeev
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'''Sanjeev Bhaskar''' portrayed [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. He previously voiced Dr. [[Avishka Sangakkara]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio stories ''[[The Eight Truths]]'' and ''[[Worldwide Web (audio story)|Worldwide Web]]''. He is married to [[Meera Syal]].
'''Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE''' (born [[30 October (people)|30 October]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=SanjeevBhaskar Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. He also voiced several characters for [[Big Finish Productions]] including [[Borusa (The Warrior's universe)|Borusa]] in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' range.


== Personal life ==
He is married to [[Meera Syal]], who appeared in ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'' / ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''.
== Career ==
Bhaskar is perhaps best known for the sketch show ''Goodness Gracious Me'', which he co-wrote and starred in alongside Syal, and [[Nina Wadia]].
Bhaskar is perhaps best known for the sketch show ''Goodness Gracious Me'', which he co-wrote and starred in alongside Syal, and [[Nina Wadia]].
He also co-starred in the cold case drama ''Unforgotten'' alongside Nicola Walker who played Eighth Doctor companion Liv Chenka.
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
* ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'' - [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]]
=== Audio ===
==== The Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'' / ''[[Worldwide Web (audio story)|Worldwide Web]]'' - Dr. [[Avishka Sangakkara]]
==== Doctor Who Unbound ====
* ''[[The Difference Office (audio story)|The Difference Office]]'' - [[Borusa (The Warrior's universe)|Borusa]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{twitter|tvsanjeev}}
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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound voice actors]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed Borusa]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 13 March 2024

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Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 30 October 1963[1]) played Colonel Ahmed in the Doctor Who story Death in Heaven. He also voiced several characters for Big Finish Productions including Borusa in the Doctor Who Unbound range.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He is married to Meera Syal, who appeared in The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bhaskar is perhaps best known for the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which he co-wrote and starred in alongside Syal, and Nina Wadia.

He also co-starred in the cold case drama Unforgotten alongside Nicola Walker who played Eighth Doctor companion Liv Chenka.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eighth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Unbound[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]