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Sanjeev Kohli (born 1971) is a Scottish comedian, writer and actor. He is most famous for his role as Navid Harrid in the sitcom, Still Game. Kohli was born in London, England but came to Scotland when he was three years old.

Career

Kohli starred in Meet the Magoons for Channel 4, co-written by his brother Hardeep, and has appeared in several episodes of the BBC comedy series Look Around You as Synthesiser Patel. He was the former presenter of the BBC's Asian Network and has previously written for Goodness Gracious Me, The Big Breakfast and Chewin' the Fat, which was also written by future Still Game co-stars, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill.

In December 2006, the Sunday Mail revealed that Kohli would be starring in the major ITV thriller, Losing Gemma. Starring alongside Alice Eve, he played "a member of the British High Commission, who helps a young English tourist jailed in Delhi, India". Kohli revealed in 2007 that he would be working on a radio comedy project for BBC Radio 4, currently entitled Fags, Mags and Bags. The Daily Record also revealed Kohli would be writing for ITV children's show, My Life as a Popat.

Controversy

In January 2007, Kohli commented on the accusations of racism on Celebrity Big Brother. He told of an incident in which a former boss called him "Mahatma", in reference to Gandhi.

Footnotes

1. ^ English, Paul (2007-04-09). "TILL GAME". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 2007-04-16.
2. "Sunday Mail". NAVID'S GAME FOR NEW TV ROLE. Retrieved December 18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
3. "Daily Record". DON'T REVEL IN RACISM. Retrieved February 9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

• Sanjeev Kohli at IMDb

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