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Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar Books

Comedian

Sanjeev Bhaskar is a celebrated British comedian, actor, and writer, recognized for his unique sense of humor and compelling performances. Born on October 31, 1963, he has made a substantial mark in the entertainment industry over three decades with his diverse talents. Bhaskar's career has been marked by his versatility and sharp wit.

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“Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out.”

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“I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.”

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“My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part of society, but you hope your children will be, and you try to make them essential to the community in a practical way - being a doctor or a lawyer. Acting was beyond their comprehension.”

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“The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism. You don't know you're different until someone lets you know.”

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“Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing.”

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“Alan Alda and his wife Arlene are two of the most life-affirming people I've ever met. He espoused equal rights for women while producing, writing, acting in and directing M*A*S*H; he used to commute between the set and home because he didn't want to disrupt his kids' schooling.”

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“Both my parents were migrant workers who came to the U.K. in the Fifties to better themselves. The culture I grew up in was to work hard, save hard and to look after your family.”

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“I have issues with inheritance tax, particularly coming from a migrant family. My dad has worked incredibly hard all his life, so it seems odd to me that someone who has gone through that experience and has managed to save then gets taxed for dying.”

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“I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate in some way, and everything about me stood out.”

Way Kids School Share Fit Indian Desperate Embarrassed Indian Food

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“I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism.”

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“Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.”

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“I am officially a doctor, and believe it or not, I can save lives and tune certain instruments and can beat peasants with a stick.”

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“It is better to give blood but receive cash than the other way around.”

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“The Kumars... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea I was slightly surprised that no one else had.”

Ideas Five Continents

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“There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.”

Culture Parent Occasions Beef

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“During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was on stage. They needed to be thawed overnight.”

Remember Left Stage Needed Performances Down And Gloves Fridges Regal Cool Down

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“Good diet and exercise are key, but abject fear has its own rewards. And arriving on the first day for rehearsals for Spamalot and seeing all these much younger, much fitter people, who I was going to be on stage with, became a catalyst for cutting out the more unhealthy aspects of my life.”

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“I sense a kind of fear of writing black or Asian characters from non-ethnic writers, who perhaps feel that they don't know the culture and therefore can't write about it. By and large, if there's an Asian character, I might get a call. But if the character is called 'Philip,' the chances are I won't.”

Ifs Knows Feels Writing Kind Character Might Culture Black Chance Asian Chances Are Philip

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“I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk round. When I was 15 or 16, I worked in a supermarket on Saturdays stacking shelves, and then every summer I temped, right through university until my working days started.”

Paper Summer My Family Rounds University Burden Milk Shelves Saturday Supermarkets Stacking

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“I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.”

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“I went to a psychotherapist for a year and a bit, and it was fantastic. I went in with a very clear question: I couldn't work out why I behaved in a certain way in certain situations, and I got that answered.”

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“I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference points and vocabulary and all the rest of it, I was way ahead of everybody else - so the one thing that set me back was being Indian. And I couldn't do anything about it.”

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“I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.'”

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“If I go anywhere where there are people who vaguely look like me, there is always that feeling of, 'Actually I do look quite similar to everyone else.' At moments like that, I become very, very British. My accent gets more clipped, and I stride around as if I've got an empire.”

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“It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it was very British in its humour and structure.”

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“My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U.K., and she taught me to read early on - not only in English, but in Hindi, too. My teachers didn't like the fact that I was reading more quickly than they were teaching, and as a consequence, I would sometimes get bored in class.”

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“On a radio drama I'd like to feel that I had just as much chance of playing Mr Darcy as anyone else because I can sound like him, yet many radio producers find it very difficult to extend their imaginations to employing anyone who's non white.”

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“Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million people, I am disappointed there still isn't more representation.”

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“I might do a fitness video. Actually, more of a fatness video.”

Might Video Fatness

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“I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.”

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About the Author

Born: October 31, 1963
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 30

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