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'''Aftab Sachak''' (born 16 July 1952) is a British actor. He went to an English public school before studying acting.<ref name="EEHandbook">{{cite book |last= Kingsley|first= Hilary|title= The EastEnders Handbook |year=1990|publisher=BBC Books|isbn=9780563362920|title-link= EastEnders spin-offs#Non-fiction books}}</ref>

He made his television debut in ''King of the Ghetto'' in 1986 and played the serious minded shop keeper, Ashraf Karim, in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'' (1988–1990). Since leaving ''EastEnders'' he has appeared in the BBC comedy ''Waiting for God'' (1993), ''Brothers in Trouble'' (1995), ''Call Red'' (1996), ''Out of Sight'' (1996–1998), ''The Bill'' (1999), ''Hope & Glory'' (2000), ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003) and ''Second Generation'' (2003) among others. On stage, Sachak's has appeared in Ayub Khan-Din's production of ''East Is East'' at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, in 2005.

Whilst appearing in ''EastEnders'', Sachak was declared bankrupt after incurring gambling debts, which led to him being evicted from his home.<ref name="EEHandbook"/>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0755072|name=Aftab Sachak}}

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