Attari is a village of Amritsar District in the Punjab state of India. It lies on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi.^[1] The Samjhauta Express, the train service that actually crosses the international border, only runs from Attari station to Wagah, Pakistan a distance of 3 km.^[2]Attari village is the home of Attariwala Jats.

Trans-Asian Railway[link]

Currently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India. ^[3]

The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India-Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97 kilometres (60 mi) stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.^[4][5][6][7]

On April 13 2012 a New Integrated check post was opened to improve road trade between India and Pakistan

References[link]

Ref :http://www.thehindu.com/business/article3314985.ece Coordinates: 31°36′3″N 74°36′20″E / 31.60083°N 74.60556°E / 31.60083; 74.60556

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Mohammad Asif
محمد آصف

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Asif
Born	(1982-12-20) 20 December 1982 (age 29) Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting style	Left handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 184)	2 January 2005 v Australia
Last Test	26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 154)	21 December 2005 v England
Last ODI	21 June 2010 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	T20I
Matches	22	38	11
Runs scored	140	34	9
Batting average	6.55	3.77	7.38
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	29	6	5*
Balls bowled	4,997	1,941	257
Wickets	105	46	13
Bowling average	23.18	33.13	26.38
5 wickets in innings	7	0	0
10 wickets in match	1	0	0
Best bowling	6/41	3/28	4/18
Catches/stumpings	3/–	5/–	3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2010

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Mohammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف, born 20 December 1982) is a Pakistani right-arm fast medium bowler in cricket. Asif was born in Sheikhupura, and has played first-class cricket for Khan Research Labs, the National Bank, Quetta, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Leicestershire. He made his Test match debut for the Pakistan cricket team against Australia in January 2005.

On 20 July 2010, Asif was ranked second leading Test bowler, just behind Dale Steyn.^[1]

In 2006, there was a cricket controversy involving Asif, after he tested positive for anabolic steroid, Nandrolone, before having a ban imposed on him overturned on appeal. He was later withdrawn from Pakistan's World Cup squad with an unrelated injury. Further cricket controversy followed when he was detained in Dubai suspected of having drugs on his person and was then found to have tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League. In August 2010 he was accused by the News of the World of deliberately bowling no-balls in return for payment from a betting syndicate.^[2] On 5 February 2011 a 3-man tribunal, appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave the verdict that he was to be banned for 7 years, with 2 of those suspended if no further offences were committed. In November 2011, Asif was convicted, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir, of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing. On 3 November 2011, Asif was given a one-year prison sentence for his role in the scandal.

Cricket career[link]

After impressing in domestic Pakistani cricket, Asif was fast tracked into the Pakistan test squad and made his first appearance against Australia in January 2005. He bowled 18 overs without taking a wicket and Australia won by 9 wickets.

Asif was subsequently dropped from the side but returned a year later in January 2006 for the home tour against India. In the second Test, Asif bowled 34 overs and took the wicket of Yuvraj Singh. It was the third Test in Karachi, however, where Asif would make headlines. After a poor batting display by Pakistan, Asif took 4 for 78 in the first innings, including the wickets of V. V. S. Laxman, Rahul Dravid and, once again, Yuvraj Singh, to help Pakistan take a six-run lead. Asif returned in the second innings with three clean bowled wickets of Virender Sehwag, Laxman, and Sachin Tendulkar to lead Pakistan to victory. His series against the Indians was blighted by a fine imposed by match referee Chris Broad for over-appealing and premature celebration of a wicket.^[3] The ODI series that followed this Pakistan lost 4–1 to India.

Asif followed up his match-winning efforts against India in Pakistan's next tour in Sri Lanka, where he took a career-best 11 for 71 in the 2nd Test, in another dramatic come-from-behind victory.

In November 2005, Leicestershire announced the signing of Asif for the 2006 season after he had played a game for their second XI in 2004. Leicestershire's chairman Neil Davidson described him as a "bowler with the ability to generate great pace".^[4] Asif did relatively well picking up 25 wickets in 7 first class games before leaving to join the Pakistan squad for their tour of England. Asif was due to line up again with Leicestershire for the 2007 season but due to injury problems was asked not to play by the PCB^[5]

Asif missed the first three Tests in Pakistan's tour to England in the summer of 2006, but returned to the side for the fourth Test and immediately made an impact, picking up four wickets (Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen) in the first innings at the Oval, and another in the second (Marcus Trescothick).

Asif bowls Pietersen for a duck

He made history when he became the first bowler to bowl a maiden over in Twenty20 cricket. In fact he managed to pick up two wickets during that over, first of Kevin Pietersen for a golden duck and then of Andrew Strauss, also without scoring.

A lot was made of the duel between Asif and Pietersen in matches between them. Asif enjoyed success against Pietersen having taken his wicket five times, with three of those dismissals coming from the first ball without scoring.

Asif claimed 19 wickets abroad in Pakistan's test series against South Africa in 2007. This feat lifted him to eighth in the LG ICC Test player rankings after only nine appearances – equalling the record for the fewest matches taken by a Pakistan bowler to reach the top 10, shared by Waqar Younis and Pervez Sajjad.^[6]

Following the 2–1 test series loss against South Africa, Pakistan captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq praised Asif's performance, "Asif has immaculate length control and a natural ability to swing the ball both ways. He is also quick to spot a weakness in batsmen and work on it."^[7] Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer added, "He [Asif] is a modern-day fast bowler based on the likes of [Shaun] Pollock and [Glenn] McGrath. He gives you control and has the ability to hit the seam and make the ball move both ways. In Pakistan terms he is more Sarfraz Nawaz than Imran Khan.^[8]

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan agreed with the assessment of Asif's progress, saying: "Asif is well on his way to become one of the greats. If he gains a little bit of pace through weight training he can be more lethal."^[7]

In August 2007, he joined the Indian Premier League (IPL)^[9] He was subsequently drafted by the Delhi DareDevils for US $650,000. In the week before the 2007 Twenty20 world cup match in South Africa, Shoaib Akhtar was rumoured to have hit Asif with a bat, leaving a bruise on his left thigh. According to sources, the two were involved in a dressing room spat which resulted in Asif being struck by a bat on his left thigh. Sources said the fight between the two started after Asif and Shahid Afridi disagreed with Shoaib that he shared the same stature as Imran Khan in Pakistan cricket and even ridiculed him for making such a comparison.^[10] The injury was not thought to be anything more serious than a bruise but a team investigation into the matter was pending.^[11] After the initial inquiry, it would found that Shoaib was at fault and he was subsequently recalled from the Twenty20 World Cup squad^[12] and was sent home.^[13] He was also banned for 5 matches by the PCB and a lifetime ban may also seem imminent.^[14] Akhtar later claimed that Afridi was responsible for the fight, saying "He made some ill remarks about my family. And I could not tolerate them"^[15] Afridi however, denied these allegations adding that Asif would have suffered more injuries but for his intervention.^[15] Even Asif chipped in saying that Shoaib was lying and that "Shahid Afridi had nothing to do with the fight." saying that "he has not apologised to me. "^[16]

In July 2010, during Pakistan's tour to England, Mohammad Asif took his 100th test wicket, dismissing Alastair Cook in only 20 matches.

Conversely, Asif jointly holds the Test record with five consecutive ducks, an unfortunate honour he shares with Bob Holland and Ajit Agarkar.^[17]

Spot fixing scandal and seven-year ban (2010–present)[link]

In August 2010, the English Sunday newspaper News of the World published allegations that Asif and fellow bowler Mohammad Amir had deliberately bowled no-balls during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England in return for payment from a betting syndicate, a practice known as spot-fixing.^[2]

On 1 September 2010, after the warm-up List A game between Pakistan and Somerset, the International Cricket Council announced that they had suspended Asif under the provision of the provisions of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code. The statement from the ICC stated that the three players (Asif, Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt) were charged "under various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behaviour during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last month".^[18]

After filing his appeal against the suspension he withdrew it stating that he wanted the Scotland Yard investigation to be completed before he files an appeal against his ban as he knows what the charges levelled against him are^[19] In December Salman Butt one of the three cricketers implicated along with Asif and Amir announced that he wanted his hearing to be delayed because he wanted the Scotland Yard investigation to be completed first. Asif and Amir stated they would not take part in the teleconference involving Butt for requesting the delay in the hearing because they wanted their decisions to happen quickly so that they could be selected in Pakistan's provisional world cup squad^[20]

On 5 February 2011, the tribunal's decision was handed down. Asif was found guilty of deliberately bowling no-balls, and was banned from the sport of cricket for seven years, the last two of which were suspended should no further offences take place, and Asif take part in a Pakistani Cricket Board anti-corruption program.^[21]

On 1 November 2011, Asif was convicted at Southwark Crown Court, along with Amir and Butt, of conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.^[22]

On 3 May 2012, Asif completed his punishment and released from Canterbury jail, England.

Performance-enhancing drugs[link]

On 16 October 2006, Asif was suspended by the PCB along with team mate Shoaib Akhtar, and was pulled from the Champions Trophy^[23] after the pair failed drug tests for the performance-enhancing substance Nandrolone.^[24]

England batsman Andrew Strauss said the news had rocked cricket. Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live, he said: "When drugs are used in any sport it is not a great day for that sport and this not a great day for cricket."^[25]

On 1 November 2006, the PCB handed down a two-year suspension to Shoaib Akhtar and a one-year suspension to Asif, banning them from professional cricket for the duration.^[26] Both Asif and Shoaib have been added to Pakistan Olympic Association list of doping offenders.^[27] The tribunal set to investigate steroid use revealed that Asif had been using a protein supplement, Promax-50.^[28] The panel had reported to have shown a degree of leniency to Asif as they believe that he did not understand what he was taking and stopped at the request of the physiotherapist. Both Akhtar and Asif appealed against the ban. A second tribunal was formed. On 5 December both were acquitted by the tribunal appointed to review their drug ban appeal. The decision was made two to one with Hasib Ahsan and Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim in favour of the acquittal. Statement by Justice Ebrahim: "This appeal committee [therefore] holds that Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will not be deemed to have committed a doping offence," Ibrahim said. "The ban and punishment imposed by the earlier tribunal is hereby set aside as being contrary to the provision of laws."

However, the WADA, World Anti-Doping Agency was unhappy with the decision^[29] and was to challenge the decision to lift the bans on the fast bowlers, and taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.^[30] The ICC, cricket's world governing body, has supported the WADA appeal adding that it was committed to a dope free game.^[31]

On 6 December 2006, Asif spoke out in his defence in an interview with the BBC. When asked to explain the presence of Nandrolone in his body, Asif cited a lack of awareness in Asian countries and said that he had taken some vitamins and protein supplements during the team's 2006 tour of England, which led to the problem. He also mentioned that medicines are easier to obtain in Pakistan, with little information available about the quality of the medicines.^[32]

On 1 March 2007, Akhtar and Asif were ruled out of the Pakistani squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup by team officials, minutes before the squad was to depart for the West Indies. The team management along with the PCB said their injuries were too severe to risk taking them to the Caribbean. Since neither of the two had been declared fit they had not undergone official doping tests. However, Pakistani officials told cricket sources off the record that the team management had feared that they would fail the doping tests as it was likely traces of Nandrolone were still present in their system.^[33]

However, on 2 July 2007, the Court of Arbitration for Sport later dropped the case, ruling it had no jurisdiction to challenge the decision made by PCB.^[34][35]

On 1 June 2008, Asif was detained at Dubai International Airport on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs.^[36][37] An unknown substance was found in Asif's wallet, and was sent for analysis along with a sample of Asif's urine. The PCB appointed a legal counsel to represent Asif, and sent a senior board official to Dubai to handle the case.^[38] Asif was withdrawn from Pakistan's squad for the upcoming tri-series in Bangladesh and replaced by newcomer Sohail Khan.^[39]

On 19 June 2008, the charges against Asif were dropped by the Dubai public prosecutor due to "insignificance." The prosecutor, Mohammad Al Nuaimi, was quoted as saying, "It is definite that he committed the crime as he was caught red-handed ... however in certain cases and for a faster litigation process the Public Prosecution drops a case due to insignificance and deports the suspect."He was banned from entering UAE ever again.^[40] Asif returned to Pakistan the following day and thanked those who had aided his release, he also stated, "I did not use any banned substance. During the Indian Premier League, I underwent two doping tests, and cleared both of them...If I had been tested positive, the ICC would not have cleared me."^[41] His alleged aiders include the Pakistani actress, Veena Malik, who recently claimed that Asif has not returned her loan amounting to PKR 13 million, which was used for his release.^[42]

In July 2008, soon after his return to Pakistan from Dubai, the IPL revealed that a player had tested positive for banned substances during the tournament and on 14 July, it was revealed that the player in question was Asif.

Asif protested his innocence,^[43] and his lawyer announced that his 'B' sample would be analysed as per WADA regulations, and he was later suspended from all cricket indefinitely by the PCB. He does have the right to appeal his suspension. On 11 February 2009, the IPL confirmed that Asif had tested positive for steroids and subsequently imposed a one year ban on him, ending on 21 September 2009.^[44] Shortly before the IPL's announcement, Muhammad Asif was released of his contract by the Delhi DareDevils.

Film career[link]

Asif was signed for his first acting role for a Bollywood film in 2010, however he was dropped due to the allegations against him.^[45] He was then replaced by Canadian actor Abbas Hasan in Mazhavillinattam Vare directed by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.^[46]

Personal life[link]

Public and media reports in Pakistan surfaced that Asif had married Pakistani actress and model, Veena Malik, on 28 May 2009, in a private ceremony in London.^[47] However, Veena Malik denied that the marriage had taken place.^[48]

In April 2010, Veena Malik filed a complaint against Asif claiming that he threatened to harm her if she did not stop pursuing her demand that he return the loan of around Rs 14 million he had taken from her.^[49] Later, she served a legal notice on Asif, after two cheques he gave her to settle the outstanding amount were bounced.

On 2 March 2010, Asif announced his engagement to Sania Hilal in Lahore.^[50] The couple wed on 1 October 2010, and Asif was reported as stating that he hoped marriage would change his life in a positive way. Attendees included Pakistan Test cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan^[51]

See also[link]

• List of cricketers banned for match fixing

References[link]

External links[link]

• Player Profile: Mohammad Asif from Cricinfo
• MohammadAsif.com
• Unofficial Mohammad Asif Fansite

v t e Pakistan squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq (c) 2 Younis Khan 3 Azhar Mahmood 4 Danish Kaneria 5 Iftikhar Anjum 6 Imran Nazir 7 Kamran Akmal (wk) 8 Mohammad Hafeez 9 Mohammad Sami 10 Mohammad Yousuf 11 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 12 Shahid Afridi 13 Shoaib Malik 14 Umar Gul 15 Yasir Arafat Coach: Woolmer Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for Pakistan's final group game following the death of Bob Woolmer.

v t e Pakistan squad – 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Runners-Up 1 Salman Butt 2 Shahid Afridi 3 Imran Nazir 4 Shoaib Malik 5 Iftikhar Anjum 6 Misbah-ul-Haq 7 Kamran Akmal 8 Fawad Alam 9 Mohammad Asif 10 Yasir Arafat 11 Sohail Tanvir 12 Abdur Rehman 13 Umar Gul 14 Younis Khan 15 Mohammad Hafeez Coach: Geoff Lawson Shoaib Akhtar was replaced by Sohail Tanvir due to a dressing room incident before the tournament.

v t e Pakistan squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists 1 Shahid Afridi (c) 2 Abdul Razzaq 3 Abdur Rehman 4 Fawad Alam 5 Hammad Azam 6 Kamran Akmal (wk) 7 Khalid Latif 8 Misbah-ul-Haq 9 Mohammad Amir 10 Mohammad Asif 11 Mohammad Hafeez 12 Mohammad Sami 13 Saeed Ajmal 14 Salman Butt 15 Umar Akmal Coach: Waqar Younis Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Abdur Rehman and Mohammad Sami were sent as their replacements.

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Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri محمد اویس رضا قادری
Background information
Born	(1960-07-08) July 8, 1960 (age 51) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Genres	Hamds and Naats (1983-)
Occupations	Catering(formally), Naat Khawan
Years active	1983 - Present
Website	www.owaisqadri.com

Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri (Urdu, Arabic: محمد اویس رضا قادری, born 8 July 1960 in Karachi) is a Pakistani who has travelled widely as a Naat Khawan (reciter of naat).^[1]

Career[link]

Beginning in 1983, he has released several albums, despite having taken no formal na'at classes. Qadri has traveled to England, Canada, Dubai, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, India, Hijaz-e-Muqaddas South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Mauritius, Botswana, Mapoto, Zambia, Suwaziland, Bangladesh, Syria etc. to recite Anasheed .In Vagra,(Dist-Bharuch,Gujarat) India,more than 500,000 people attended one of his performances,In Hyderabad, India, more than 200,000 people attended one of his performances, creating the record for most number of attandees in a Mehfil-e-Na'at. In the course of his performances, he advises young people to acquire adequate knowledge of Islam and to recite at least one ruku of the Qur'an and its Kanzul Iman translation.

Awards[link]

• 2007 - In recognition of his promotion of naats the Government of Pakistan recognized him as Best Naat Khawan for 2007.
• 2008 - The Barkati Foundation ceremonially weighed him in silver in recognition of his services for the promotion of na'ats.

See also[link]

• www.owaisrazaqadri.net
• www.owaisqadri.com
• Owais Raza Qadri at Muhammadia.com

• Hamd
• Naat

In 2011 Alhaj Owais Raza Qadri was judge in a naat program on Geo TV named Wah Wah SubhanAllah. Which was organized for the kids who wish to recite holy naat.

Notes[link]

Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE (born 31 October 1963) is a British Indian comedian, actor and broadcaster, best known for his work in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called India with Sanjeev Bhaskar in which he travelled India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan.

In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.^[2]

Biography[link]

Personal life[link]

Bhaskar was born in Ealing, London and grew up living above a launderette in Hounslow, west London. He experienced racism at school, Hounslow and Southall being particular targets for the British National Front. At one point in his sixth form, all but two of 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. To appease them, he earned a degree in marketing from the Hatfield Polytechnic (now the University of Hertfordshire) before landing a job as a marketing executive at IBM. He soon realised that he preferred comedy to marketing and joined forces with an old college friend, Nitin Sawhney, to start a musical comedy double act called "The Secret Indians (non-Asian)" which they first performed in 1996 at the now-defunct Tom Allen Arts Centre in East London. This performance was featured on a BBC magazine show called Reportage. They performed extensively also at the Watermans Arts Centre with numerous other acts at a regular Asian comedy night called "One Nation Under a Groove...Innit". Their real break came when they were performing a show at the Oval House venue in South London where, after a strong review in Time Out magazine by journalist and playwright Bonnie Greer, they were approached by Anil Gupta, the producer of what was to become the BBC sketch series Goodness Gracious Me.

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 of that year, it was announced that they were expecting their first child. Their son, Shaan, was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005.

In February 2009 Bhaskar and other entertainers wrote an open letter to The Times of protesting against the trial of Bahá'í leaders then being held in Iran.^[3]

Before the 2010 general election, Bhaskar was one of 48 celebrities who signed a letter warning against Conservative Party policy toward the BBC.^[4]

Career[link]

At the age of 32, he at last 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!" Bhaskar has starred in a number of British-produced films including The Guru and Anita and Me. He also had a cameo as a shop owner in Yash Raj Films' production Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.

Bhaskar, the Kumars and Gareth Gates collectively released the official single for Comic Relief in 2003, which spent three weeks at number 1 and was the second highest selling single of the year.

He appeared as a guest on the BBC’s Top Gear in 2003, 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.

In 2005 Bhaskar was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours List.

As part of the BBC’s series of programmes on the 60th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan, he filmed a BBC documentary series India with Sanjeev Bhaskar with director Deep Sehgal which was broadcast to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence in August 2007.^[5] According to the BBC it included “an emotional journey” to his father’s ancestral home which is now in Pakistan.

His first book 'India with Sanjeev Bhaskar' based on the documentary series became a Sunday Times bestseller in 2007.

In 2008 he made his musical theatre debut as King Arthur in Spamalot at London's Palace Theatre.

In October 2008 he was featured on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

He wrote and starred in the ITV sitcom Mumbai Calling^[6] and the UK tour of the hit American improv show Totally Looped.^[7]

On 23 February 2009 Sanjeev was appointed as the University of Sussex's new Chancellor. He was formally installed at the university's summer graduation ceremony on the 22 July 2009.^[8]

In March 2010 Sanjeev featured on the BBC Radio 4 comedy show "I've Never Seen Star Wars".

On 23 July 2010 he was guest on the BBC comedy panel game Would I Lie To You?

He also featured in a Channel 4 documentary series called 'The House That Made Me.' This show, produced by Nutopia (Production Company) in 2010, recreated his childhood home and introduced him to the characters of his youth.

Filmography[link]

• The Real McCoy (1991) in various roles
• Bollywood or Bust (1994) quiz show, hosted as himself
• 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) as Sgt. Bakshi
• Jonathan Creek (1998) as Doctor in episode “Black Canary”
• Notting Hill (1999) as loud man in restaurant
• Small Potatoes (1999) as Rick Roy
• The Way It Is (2000) as various characters
• Inferno (2001) as Jaz
• Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came From (2001) as various characters
• 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
• L’Entente Cordiale (2006) as Commander Bashir
• Scoop (2006) as poker player
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) as shopkeeper
• India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (2007) as himself
• Mumbai Calling (2007) - as Kenny Gupta
• Jackboots on Whitehall (2009) - as Rupee (voice)
• It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010) - as curry man
• The Indian Doctor (2010) - as Prem Sharma
• London Boulevard (2010) - as Dr. Sanji Raju

Written[link]

• Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
• The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–06)
• Mumbai Calling (2007–08)

Composed[link]

• Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
• Mumbai Calling Pilot Episode (2007)

Stage[link]

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

See also[link]

• Meera Syal
• British Comedy

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sanjeev Bhaskar at the Internet Movie Database
• "Casting" (MP3). earachevoices.com. http://www.earachevoices.com/sanjeevbhaskar.mp3. 
• Q&A - The Guardian, 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2009-6-29.
• bbc.co.uk - Desert Island Disks: Sanjeev Bhaskar