Ajay Chabra

Who is Ajay Chabra?

Ajay Chabra is a British television and theatre actor, director and producer of Indo-Fijian heritage, who is best known for playing Anil in The Basil Brush Show, The Vicar, Suresh Mattai in the BBC Radio series "The Archers" and the Defense Barrister George Karnad in "Holby City". Ajay is Artistic Director of "Nutkhut" and founder of the London Mela, "Europe's largest South Asian festival".

Before turning professional he worked in the Hotel and Events sector. He studied "Anthropology" at Goldsmiths College, University of London" and Hospitality Management at Westminster Hotel School and the "University of North London". He trained at "Grosvenor House Hotel" and "Beck Hotels" in Austria, completing his training at the "University of Innsbruck".

He created and played Stanley in "Kafka's Dick" by "Alan Bennett" and developed his own series "Planet Ajay" for the BBC, creating and playing four characters - himself, his evil twin brother, Badjay, a space serpent: Jaleel the Eel and his maternal grandmother, Naniji, using green screen technology.

In 1995 he made his West End debut in "Indian Ink" by "Tom Stoppard" alongside 'Felicity Kendal", "Art Malik" and the late "Margaret Tyzack". He has worked for "BBC Radio Drama" reading works exclusively for 'V S Naipaul" and "Salman Rushdie".