Casting Surinder Matharu

Surinder Matharu

England

Training and tuition

Mawson-Harris School of Drama, Nottingham

FILM/TV CREDITS

Cancun/Crushed Woman – TV (dir. J. Lovering, BBC)

Fox Gronland/Arif’s Mother – TV (dir. Jarl Larsen, TV Rubicon TV, Norway)

Bend it like Beckham/Cousin – Feature (dir. G. Chadha, Rock Media)

Trisha Ident/Asian Woman – Ident (dir. Paul Blake, Bark Films)

Crimewatch UK/The Victim – TV (dir. Nick Blower, BBC)

Perfect World II/Granny – TV (dir. Nick Wood, BBC/Tiger Aspect)

Ravi Show/Wife – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)   

Ravi Show/Shopkeeper – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)     

Ravi Show/Customer – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)

New Year’s Day Special/ Agony Aunt – TV (dir. Amrit Basran, Asia Net)           

Doordesh/Gurjeet – TV (dir. M. Khalid, Channel Sonny)                   

The Curtained Pillar/Grandmother – Short film (dir. Shrikrishnan, Edinburgh Drama School)               

Panjabi comedy show/Housewife – TV (dir. M.Bharaj, Lashkara Studio, India)

COMMERCIALS

Nationwide Bank/Hindu Lady – dir. Matthew Cowley

Kellogg’s All Bran/Housewife – dir. Stuart McLeod

Ikea/Member of Staff – dir. Steve Reeve (Stark Films)           

BBC      Nature/Movement Display - BBC

Sunrise Radio, Learn Direct/Student – dir. Javed Hussam

Persil-commercial – MGV 

CORPORATE CREDITS

The Pension Service/Pensioner – dir. Owen Cotterell, Mocha Prods.       

London Ambulance/Grandmother – dir. Mark J. Thompson, MJTV      

Syngenta/Asian Grandmother – dir. Toa Stappard, The Edge

British Empire & Commonwealth Museum/Character – dir. Gareth Read, Spiral Productions

Dispelling the Myths of Diabetes/       Balvir, wife of Diabetic Patient – dir. Nayor Morali, Flying Elephant Productions       

Birmingham Disease Unit/Grandmother – dir. John Austin, Austin Media

Talking About Suicide/Jasmin – dir. Shakila Mann, Shakila and Manjit Films,

Epilepsy Action/Nurse – dir. Les Smith, LBVTV                                                                                                              

Moorfields Eye Hospital/Grandmother – dir. Carley Smith, Cowboy Films   

Learn Direct/Immigrant – dir. Javed Akhtar, Media Reach

More credits on the next page – Stage and Voice over

VOICE OVER CREDITS

Diabetes/Patient – dir. Colin Stevens, Foreign Versions

Parental Leave/Grandmother – dir. Tim Morgan, COI

Diabetes/Punjabi Presenter – dir. Alan Johnson, Alan Johnson & Partners

Housing Association/Hindi Woman – dir. Anthony Draper, Townhouse Prods.

Who will look after you/Grandmother – dir. R. Ciallella, Quality Time TV

MODELLING

Heart Foundation/Wife of the patient – dir. Sanjay Kumar, Media Reach   

Amelia’s Fashion magazine/Asian Woman – dir. Becky Small

Pfizer Exubera Diabetes Medicine/Patient - Mark Summers

SKILLS

Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu             

Driving licence Full driving licence

Swimming 

STAGE CREDITS

Production/Character    Director        Company/Venue      

Serfa Ker Kay Sutti/Tejo        Arjun Reayt     Watermans Arts Centre      

Kudi Da Kasoor Koi Nee/Davinder Arjun Reayt     Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow     

Desi Munda Valaiti Kudi/Talwar Kaur     Arjun Reayt     Bloomsbury Theatre         

Saare Jahan Se Achha/Bali; Chandra      D. Channa       New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth      

Chhutkara/Jagiro        Arjun Reayt     Watermans Arts Centre      

Raula Daj La/Lakshmi    Shajait Khan    Nottingham Playhouse       

Beta Mast Kalandar/Harjeet      Hina Baxi       Watermans Arts Centre      

Mein To Chala Kashi/Heera       Riffat Shamim   Steiner Theatre    

Bade Admi/Sushila Devi  Saneh Verma     Watermans Arts Centre      

Jawai Raja/Channi       Hina Baxi       Watermans Arts Centre