Sanjeev Kohli
Sanjeev Kohli | |
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Born | Sanjeev Singh Kohli 30 November 1971 London, England |
Education | University of Glasgow |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
Known for | Still Game Meet the Magoons Fags, Mags and Bags River City |
Spouse | Fiona |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Hardeep Singh Kohli (brother) |
Sanjeev Singh Kohli (born 30 November 1971) is a Scottish actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom Still Game (2002–2007, 2016–2019), Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom Fags, Mags and Bags (2007–present), and A.J. Jandhu in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City (2015–2022). Since 2019, Kohli has hosted his own television talk show Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk, on the BBC Scotland channel.[1]
Early life
Kohli was born in
Kohli attended
Career
Kohli starred as Surjit Magoon in
In December 2006, the
On 21 August 2007, he presented a show called 10 Things To Hate About The
In February 2008, it was announced that he would play the role of God in the video for Glasgow band Attic Lights single "God."[13]
In 2011, Kohli appeared on the Scottish tea-time magazine show
In 2012, he appeared on the Channel 4 comedy programme Fresh Meat as a dentistry lecturer Dr Minaj.
In 2014, Kohli joined the rest of the cast of Still Game in the comeback live show at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. There were 21 performances of the sold-out show.
In October 2015, Kohli made his first appearance as A.J. Jandhu in the Scottish soap opera River City.
Since April 2019, he has hosted Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk on the BBC Scotland channel.
Personal life
Kohli lives in Glasgow with his wife, Fiona, and their three children.[3]
He has two elder brothers — Randeep Singh Kohli (b. 1966), a senior police officer with the Metropolitan Police in London, and Hardeep Singh Kohli (b. 1969), who is also a journalist and broadcaster and lives in Edinburgh.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Channel |
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2002 | Comedy Lab | Surjit | Meet The Magoons Special | E4 |
2002–2007, 2016–2019 | Still Game | Navid Harrid | Series Regular | BBC One |
2004 | Look Around You | Synthesizer Patel | BBC Two | |
2004–2005 | Shoebox Zoo | Mr Kasmani | Series Regular | BBC One |
2005 | Meet the Magoons | Surjit | Series Regular | Channel 4 |
2007 | The Peter Serafinowicz Show | Various Characters | Series Regular | BBC Two |
2009 | Hope Springs | Mo Khan | Series Regular | BBC One |
2010 | Rab C Nesbitt
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Mr Khan | Guest Role | BBC Two |
2010 | Angelos Epithemiou's Moving On | Gupta | Series Regular | BBC Three |
2011 | Gary Tank Commander
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Director | Guest Role | BBC Two |
2012 | Fresh Meat | Dr Minaj | Recurring Role | Channel 4 |
2013 | Bob Servant | Norrie | Guest Role | BBC Four |
2013 | Filth | Sunil | ||
2013 | The IT Crowd | Booth | Channel 4 | |
2014 | Walter | Hardeep | ||
2014 | Still Game: Live at the Hydro | Navid Harrid | Main Cast | BBC One |
2015 | Fried | Mike Fagins | BBC Three | |
2015 | You Me and the Apocalypse
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Doctor | Guest Role | Sky 1
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2015–present | River City | Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu | Series Regular | BBC One |
2016 | Cold Feet | Shopkeeper | ITV | |
2018 | Stan & Ollie | Glasgow Empire Manager | Film | |
2019 | Dark Sense | Sir Parduman Nagra | Film | |
2019 | Shooting Clerks | Jared Patel | Film | |
2020 | Lost at Christmas | Sid | Film | |
2022 | Magpie Murders | Sajid Khan / Dr Kamal | Series Regular | BBC One |
2022 | Little English | Ranjeet | Film | |
2023 | Stonehouse | Prosecuting Counsel | ITV | |
2024 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries | Sonny Montario | Guest Role | Channel 5 / Acorn TV |
TBA | Dinosaur | Sachin | Upcoming BBC comedy[14] | BBC Three |
References
- ^ "Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk". BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837–1983
- ^ a b c d e McFerran, Ann (26 August 2007). "Relative Values: Hardeep Singh Kohli and his brother Sanjeev". The Times. London. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ a b c English, Paul (9 April 2007). "TILL GAME". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- ^ tawhitelaw (29 August 2007), 0032, retrieved 14 June 2021
- ^ "Meet the Magoons". British Sitcom Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Look Around You". BBC Press Office. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Navid's Game for New TV Role". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 18 December 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Sony Radio Academy awards 2008 nomination". The Guardian. London. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Rush Hour". BBC Online. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Still Game Sanjeev To Be TV Newsreader". Daily Record (Scotland). 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "YouTube". videoGaiden: Rab and Ryan Go Animal Crossing. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Sanjeev Kohli's New Role As God". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 February 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Casting confirmed for BBC comedy series Dinosaur as filming commences". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
- Sanjeev Kohli at IMDb