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'''Sudha Bhuchar''' (born 1961 or 1962) is a Tanzanian-born British Asian actor, playwright, and co-founder of the Tamasha Theatre Company. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamasha.org.uk/productions/past/|title=Past Productions - Tamasha Theatre Company|last=Company|first=Tamasha Theatre|website=www.tamasha.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> She is best known for Tamasha's ''Balti Kings'' (1999), ''A Fine Balance'' (2005), ''The Trouble with Asian Men'' (2005), and ''My Name Is...'' (2014) as well as numerous screenplays for television and film. <ref name=
== Early Life and Education ==
Bhuchar was born in Tanga, Tanzania, to Indian parents.
She lives in London with her sons and husband. <ref name=":22" />
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In 1989, Bhuchar and director Kristine Landon-Smith founded Tamasha Theatre Company with the mission of popularizing Asian art into the British mainstream culture, diversifying narratives, and encouraging developing artists from ethnic minorities. <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamasha.org.uk/about/history/|title=History - Tamasha Theatre Company|last=Company|first=Tamasha Theatre|website=www.tamasha.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> At Tamasha, Bhuchar has worked as a playwright, actor, and co-Artistic Director. According to Bhuchar in a 2014 interview with ''London Calling'' cultural review, Tamasha is a "political company" that encourages "diversity in the arts, representation on the stages, [and] writers from backgrounds which don't normally birth artists and writers". <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londoncalling.com/features/a-day-in-the-life-of-tamasha-theatre-company|title=Tamasha Theatre {{!}} A Day In The Life {{!}} Sudha Bhuchar & Fin Kennedy|website=www.londoncalling.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> In a 1999 interview with ''The Guardian'', Bhuchar explained that casting opportunities for Asian actors in England are limited and "unimaginative". <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/jul/14/artsfeatures2|title=If you want it done properly...|date=1999-07-14|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref>
For their work with Tamasha, Bhuchar and Landon-Smith jointly won the 2005 Asian Women of Achievement Awards for Arts and Culture and the 2010 First Women Award in the Tourism and Leisure Category. <ref name=
After 26 years, Bhuchar retired from her Artistic Director position at Tamasha and founded a new theatre company, Bhuchar Boulevard in 2015. <ref name=":3" />
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