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Ameet Chana (born 12 September 1975 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a British-Indian actor and producer. His most notable roles include playing Tony in the film Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and playing Adi Ferreira in EastEnders (2003–2005).
Ameet Chana is a British actor of Indian origin, known for his roles in Bend It Like Beckham, EastEnders, and IRaH. He has also produced and directed several films and TV shows, such as The Euro Experience and Those Four Walls.
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- Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
Ameet Chana is known for his roles in EastEnders, Bend It Like Beckham, and The Black Prince. He also hosts the Breakdown Show on BBC Asian Network and is married to actress Shikha Varma.
Nov 24, 2022 · Ameet Chana, known for Bend It Like Beckham and EastEnders, talks about his online comedy sketch Leave the Plastic On and his passion for giving voice and platform to British south Asian creatives. He shares how he developed the show during the pandemic and why representation matters.
- That’S Lovely to Hear! OK, Tell Us About Your New Film, Little English.
- Who Do You Play?
- How About You, Are You Your Family’S Mr Fix-It?
- Do People Still Mainly Recognise You from Eastenders?
- Are You Still in Touch with Your EastEnders Family?
- What Was Your Childhood like?
- As A Young Anglo-Indian, Who Was Your Acting Inspiration?
- What’s Your Guilty Pleasure?
- What Makes You Nervous?
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Little English is a comedy-drama set in Slough. It’s about a middle-class Punjabi family, who have arranged their son’s wedding to a young girl from a village in Punjab. On the night of the wedding, he does a runner. So, this young girl ends up stuck in his house where she doesn’t know anyone and she knows ‘little English’ – meaning her English isn...
Bobby is just this nice guy. He’s a turban-wearing Sikh from India, who married the older daughter in the family five or six years ago, and basically became the do-it-all son-in-law. So, if anything needs doing – the house needs decorating, the car needs fixing, someone needs dropping to the supermarket, Bobby’s the guy. His wife is always saying ‘...
My wife would love me to be! But I’m not that guy. Ironically, I come from a family of carpenters and builders, but I’m the first person to pick up the phone and get someone else to do the work.
While UK Gold existed, I always knew when our episodes were on, because you’d suddenly get people on the street recognising you again. But definitely Bend It Like Beckhamstill lives with me. It’s going to be 21 years old this April. It’s magically timeless. On the surface, it’s about a young Indian girl who wants to play football but, subliminally,...
For over two years they became my first family, because for 12 hours a day, for five or six days a week, I saw more of them than my own. And we had the same fun and the same amount of feuds that a real family would have. Just the other day I was talking to Nabil Elouahabi who played Tariq, who ended up being our half-brother, because it was his bir...
I grew up in a very tight-knit Punjabi family. We moved to Harrow when I was about 13 and I experienced this kind of cultural explosion, because I had never lived anywhere before that was so heavily populated by South Asians. I was like, ‘Where did all these people come from?’ I became very culturally connected, very much into South Asian, Bollywoo...
The irony is that I grew up watching Sylvester Stallone and John Travolta, because they looked a little bit like me – they kind of looked brown. And the film Bugsy Malone was a massive inspiration, seeing these kids playing grown-up parts. Growing up in London in the 1980s, there wasn’t much representation of South Asian culture at all on films and...
I’m a sucker for a beer and a burger. Any time, in any situation. As long as it doesn’t have tomatoes or pickles in it. Lettuce is allowed.
Doing nothing. I can’t stand doing nothing. I’m really driven. Little English is out now in cinemas MORE : Keira Knightley was told Bend It Like Beckham sounded ‘embarrassing’ MORE : EastEnders spoilers: Lacey Turner reveals Stacey Slater’s attack terror from ‘creepy thug’
The actor and DJ, who played Adi Ferreira in EastEnders, talks about his career, his love for bhangra and his role in the Slough-based comedy-drama. He also reflects on the 21st anniversary of the film that made him a star, Bend It Like Beckham.
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- Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
6,908 Followers, 3,777 Following, 402 Posts - Ameet Chana (@ameetchana) on Instagram: "Associate Director @rifcotheatre Weeknight Presenter on @thisissunrise 7-10pm".
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Ameet Chana. Highest Rated: 85% Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Lowest Rated: 7% The Black Prince (2017) Birthday: Sep 12, 1975. Birthplace: Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
