---
name: "Surendra Kochar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/surendra-kochar"
fi1m_id: "surendra-kochar"
imdb_id: "nm0462463"
tmdb_id: 1241522
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T15:54:16.629291+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Surendra Kochar

## Identity

Surendra Kochar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/surendra-kochar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** surendra-kochar
- **IMDb ID:** nm0462463
- **TMDB ID:** 1241522
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462463/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1241522

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1993–2011
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2010s 70 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462463/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1241522

## Biography

Surendra Kochar is a British actress who has appeared in numerous television series and films. Her credits include the role of Jeeta in the BBC series *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993) and Bina in the feature film *Bhaji on the Beach* (1993).

Other television roles include Councillor Nina Patel in *The Bill* (1984), Mrs Ashanti in *Page Eight* (2011), an Old Woman in *Shameless* (2004), and Mrs Ruparell in *Coronation Street*. She has also appeared in *Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee* (2005) and *Canterbury Tales* (2003).

Kochar wrote and executive produced the 2014 film *Honeycomb Lodge*, in which she played the character Uma.

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, screenonline.org.uk, coronationstreet.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Page Eight* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Mrs. Ashanti — [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), Fi1m 74, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Page Eight* (2011), as Mrs. Ashanti — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *Waiting for Movement* (2005), as Mother
- *The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million* (2005), as Devi Schahhou
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Old Woman — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Midnight Feast* (2003), as Khalida
- *Canterbury Tales* (2003), series, as Romi
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Aunty Jamilla
- *The House Across The Street* (2002), as Toshi
- *Daylight Robbery* (1999), series, as Petrol Station Cashier
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Garage Attendant
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), series, Actor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)
- *Bhaji on the Beach* (1993), as Bina
- *My Sister-Wife* (1992), as Sabia
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as Councillor Nina Patel

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