Dino Shafeek
| Dino Shafeek | |
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Shafeek as Ali Nadim in Mind Your Language.
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| Born |
Gholam D. Shafeek 21 March 1930 Dacca (now Dhaka), East Bengal (now Bangladesh), British India |
| Died | 10 March 1984 (aged 53) London, England |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Dino Shaffer |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater |
Dacca University Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–1983 |
| Known for | Chai Wallah Muhammed in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974-1981), Ali Nadim in Mind Your Language (1977-1979) |
| Style | Comedy |
Dino Shafeek (born Gholam D. Shafeek, 21 March 1930 – 10 March 1984) was a Bangladeshi actor based in the United Kingdom and the star or co-star of several popular English TV comedies during the 1970s and early 1980s. He is best remembered for playing the part of Chai Wallah Muhammed in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as well as the role of Ali Nadim in ITV sitcom Mind Your Language.
Mohiuddin Jahangir later changed his name to Golam D Shafeek was born in Dacca (now Dhaka), East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh) . He came from a very well known family of Dhaka. His father (Golam Meraj Uddin) was a Sugar Technologist. Members of his family are still living in the house in Old Dhaka where he embarked from for his journey to England in the year 1958. He went on to matriculate from a high school in Dhaka and then attended Dacca University where he gained a Bachelor of Arts. During this time, Shafeek became very active in amateur theater in Dhaka. In the 1950s, he came to England and enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Due to his inexperience Shafeek struggled to find fulfilling acting roles after graduating from Guildhall School. He was largely confined to playing minor supporting parts such as immigrants, taxi drivers, tourists or customs officials. His first film role was as ‘Akbar’ in the film The Long Duel (1967), starring Yul Brynner.
In the series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army and set in World War II British India, Shafeek plays "Chaiwallah Muhammad." The series aired on the BBC from 1974–1981 and starred Windsor Davies as the loud-mouthed staff sergeant-major of the Royal Artillery barracks in Deolali, Bombay Presidency and Michael Bates as the “Bearer to the British Concert Party” Rangi Ram.
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