1. Nitin Chandra Ganatra was born on 30 June 1967 and is a British actor.
16 Facts About Nitin Ganatra
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Nitin Ganatra is known for portraying Masood Ahmed in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, for which he won a British Soap Award.
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Nitin Ganatra was educated at Coundon Court School and Community College on Northbrook Road and then studied Drama, Film, and Television at the University of Bristol.
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Nitin Ganatra went on to train under the tutelage of the late Master theatre practitioner Jerzy Grotowski.
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Nitin Ganatra is known internationally as Prince Pondicherry in the Tim Burton film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Nitin Ganatra appears in the Gurinder Chada film Bride and Prejudice as Kholi Saab and The Mistress of Spices as Haroun, and Dev Raja in Mumbai Calling.
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Nitin Ganatra appeared in an episode of The Catherine Tate Show, as Joanie Taylor's daughter's partner.
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On 15 October 2014, Nitin Ganatra appeared in an episode of Celebrity Squares.
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Nitin Ganatra appeared in the Channel 4 drama The State, portraying the father of a young British Muslim who went to join ISIS.
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In 2022, Nitin Ganatra appeared in episode four of season one of the Netflix series Wednesday, directed by Tim Burton, as Dr Anwar.
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On 16 October 2007, Nitin Ganatra began playing regular character Masood Ahmed in the BBC One soap opera, EastEnders.
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Nitin Ganatra appeared in the 2010 spin-off series EastEnders: E20.
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Nitin Ganatra made a one-off appearance on 28 November 2017, and returned permanently on 1 January 2018.
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On 26 January 2019, it was announced Nitin Ganatra had decided to leave his role as Masood, and he left the show later in 2019.
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At The British Soap Awards, Nitin Ganatra won Best On-Screen Partnership with Nina Wadia in 2009, and was nominated for Best Actor in 2010.
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Nitin Ganatra was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama.