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Renu Setna

b. 1920

British actor

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About Renu Setna

Born 1920. Renu Setna is an actor, film actor and television actor.

Renu Setna (born 1928 or 1929) is a Pakistani-born British actor. His roles on television include the shopkeeper Mr. Kittel in In Sickness and in Health. and Mr. Ram in the Only Fools and Horses episode Cash and Curry.

Career Setna began his acting career after winning a scholarship to RADA in 1960. He has played roles in productions from Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Before this he was employed building houses as a manual labourer in the 1950s.

Setna has appeared in some of Britain's most successful television series: Z-Cars, Doomwatch, I, Claudius, Cloud Burst, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Only Fools and Horses, Doctor Who, Crossroads, The Bill, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served?, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, In Sickness and in Health, Minder, Holby City, Silent Witness and Collision. Renu Setna's stage work includes Khahil Gibran at the Commonwealth Theatre in London, Shakespeare roles , Gandhi directed by Peter Stevenson with John Castle in the title role at the Tricycle Theatre, and the role of the Chaplain in Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht also directed by Peter Stevenson for Internationalist Theatre for which he gained good notices in The Stage.

On 19 May 2003, Setna was quoted in BBC News alongside Albert Moses saying that British programmes should be hiring British Asian actors rather than actors from India.

Roles Setna is known for playing Asian characters in British television and films.

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Important facts

Born
1920, Karachi
Birth century
Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Renu Setna?

British actor

When was Renu Setna born?

Renu Setna was born in 1920 in Karachi.

What is Renu Setna's occupation?

Renu Setna is an actor, film actor and television actor.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Renu Setna

· Wikidata: Q7313575

· DBpedia: Renu Setna

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