Biography
Sudha Bhuchar is a Tanzanian-born British Asian actor and playwright. Born in Tanga, Tanzania, to Indian parents, she moved to England as a child and studied maths and sociology at Roehampton Institute. She co-founded the Tamasha Theatre Company in 1989 with Kristine Landon-Smith and served as its co-artistic director until 2015, focusing on stories of British Asians.
Bhuchar is known for her theatre work including the plays Balti Kings (1999), A Fine Balance (2005), The Trouble with Asian Men (2005) and My Name Is... (2014). Her screen credits include Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Mogul Mowgli (2020) as Nasra, After Love (2021) as Farzanna, We Are Lady Parts (2021) and Vera (2011). She founded Bhuchar Boulevard in 2015 to continue producing new writing.
