Sarita Khajuria
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Sarita Khajuria | |
|---|---|
 Khajuria, in the film Bhaji on the Beach | |
| Born | 1974 |
| Died | 19 March 2003 (aged 28–29) Albert Bridge, London, U.K. |
| Education | Master's degree in International Journalism |
| Occupation | Film actress |
Sarita Khajuria (1974 – March 19, 2003) was a British actress of Indian and Finnish descent.
Khajuria was born to an Indian father from Jammu and a Finnish mother. She studied at the North London Collegiate School and gained 5 A grade A-levels.[1] She then went to University and gained a master's degree in International Journalism.[2]
Career
Sarita made her acting debut in an episode of the channel 4 sitcom Tandoori Nights in 1987. She made her only major film appearance in the 1993 film Bhaji on the Beach which was directed by Gurinder Chadha. She played Hashida, a young but independent woman and one of the major characters in the film. She decides to remain pregnant, while on a trip to Blackpool, and seems to work out the relationship with her boyfriend. She also played an uncredited extra in Gurinder Chadha's 2002 hit film Bend It Like Beckham. Apart from these two film appearances she did not act in any other film. In 1998, she presented the Channel 4 children's news program First Edition.
