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Dino Shafeek
Shafeek as Ali Nadim in Mind Your Language
Born	Gholam D. Shafiq (1930-03-21)21 March 1930 Dacca, Bengal, British India
Died	10 March 1984(1984-03-10) (aged 53) London, England
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Other names	Dino Shafeek
Citizenship	British
Education	University of Dhaka 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)
Partner	Leslie Didcock (engaged)

Dino Shafeek (born Gholam D. Shafiq, 21 March 1930 – 10 March 1984) was a British Bangladeshi comedy actor. Born and raised in Dhaka, he moved to the United Kingdom in 1958 and appeared in several sitcoms during the 1970s and early 1980s.^{[citation needed]} He is best remembered for playing the part of Chai Wallah Muhammed in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum^[1] and the role of Ali Nadim in ITV sitcom Mind Your Language.

Career

Shafeek was involved with amateur theatre in Dhaka, Bangladesh and, after emigrating to England in 1958, enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.^{[citation needed]} His first film role was as 'Akbar' in the film The Long Duel (1967), starring Yul Brynner.^[2]

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

It Ain't Half Hot Mum is a BBC comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the writers of Dad's Army. Set in World War II British India, it follows the fortunes and activities of a concert party troop attached to the Royal Artillery. The series was broadcast by the BBC from 1974 to 1981 and starred Windsor Davies as the Battery sergeant-major of the troop's barracks in Deolali, Bombay Presidency.^[3]

Shafeek plays "Chaiwallah Muhammad", selling tea from his ever-ready urn with his catchphrase "chai garam chai (Eng. 'tea, hot tea')." He also sings the musical interludes between the scenes, which are mostly World War II-era hits accompanied by a sitar. At the end of the final credits, he starts to sing "Land of Hope and Glory" only to be interrupted by the Sergeant-major shouting his ubiquitous ear-shattering "SHUTUPPP!!!." Muhammad was later promoted to bearer when the actor who played Rangi Ram (Michael Bates) died after Series 5 was recorded.

Mind Your Language

During the run of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Shafeek played the part of student Ali Nadim in the ITV/London Weekend Television sitcom Mind Your Language (1977–1979). Along with Barry Evans as their teacher, Ali was one of a group of people from diverse backgrounds in an English as a Foreign Language class at a London night-school. Ali was a Muslim Pakistani who had emigrated to the United Kingdom, and was frequently seen bickering with Ranjeet Singh (Albert Moses), a Sikh from India. Ali told Ranjeet he will "kick [him] up the Khyber" ("Khyber Pass" being rhyming slang for "arse"). As the series progresses, their relationship mellows into one of friendly and mutual supportiveness.^[4]

Other roles

Shafeek played character parts in films and TV, such as: Carry On Emmannuelle, Minder, Special Branch and The Onedin Line.^[2]^[5]

His last role was in High Road to China starring Tom Selleck.^[2]

Death

Shafeek died suddenly from a heart attack whilst at home, in London, with his fiancée, Leslie Didcock, on 10 March 1984, eleven days before his 54th birthday.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	The Long Duel	Akbar
1968	The Charge of the Light Brigade	Indian servant
1972	Young Winston	Sikh Soldier
1976	Queen Kong	Indian	Uncredited
1977	Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers	Indian watchman
1978	Carry On Emmannuelle	Immigration Officer
1983	High Road to China	Satvinda	(final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	The Saint	Native	1 episode: The Golden Frog
1966	Redcap	Gurkha (as Dean Francis)	1 episode: The Killer
1967	Softly, Softly	Anwar	2 episodes: The Target: Part 1: Sighted; The Target: Part 2: Point Blank
1968	The Jazz Age	Abas	1 episode: The Outstation
1968	The Champions	Manservant	1 episode: The Dark Island
1969	The Troubleshooters	Abdhul	1 episode: You're Not Going to Believe This, But...
1969	Special Branch	Majid	1 episode: The Promised Land
1971	The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder	2nd Priest	1 episode: Man with a Strange Tattoo
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Ali	1 episode: The duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds
1974	...And Mother Makes Five	Gypsy	1 episode: If I can help somebody
1974–1981	It Ain't Half Hot Mum	Chai Wallah Muhammed	56 episodes
1976	Centre Play	Demonstrator	1 episode: Commonwealth Season: Trinidad – Home sweet India
1977	The Onedin Line	Jaun	1 episode: When Troubles Come
1977	The Fuzz	1st Pakistani	1 episode: Coppers Under the Sun
1977–1979	Mind Your Language	Ali Nadim	29 episodes
1979	Hazell	Raiji	1 episode: Hazell Bangs the Drum
1980	Minder	Mini Cab Driver	1 episode: All About Scoring, Innit?
1981	Into the Labyrinth	Suleiman	1 episode: Shadrach
1982	The Stanley Baxter Hour		1 episode: Christmas special

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	A Touch of Brightness	Pidku	Royal Court Theatre, London
1968	In the Penal Colony	The Prisoner	Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane, London; adaptation by Steven Berkoff
1970	To Anchor a Cloud	Asaf Khan	King George's Theatre, London
1971	Captain Brassbound's Conversion	Hassan	Cambridge Theatre, London
1977	A Clean Break	Anwar Hassan	Ravi Shankar Hall, London
1979	It Ain't Half Hot Mum	Chai Wallah Muhammad	Stage adaptation of TV series; regional tour commencing at Pier Theatre, Bournemouth
1980	Dick Whittington and His Cat^[6]		London Palladium, London
1981	Dick Whittington and His Cat		London Palladium, London
1982	Gandhi		Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London
	It Ain't Half Hot Mum^[7]	Chai Wallah Muhammad	Stage adaptation of TV series; regional tour commencing at Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
	Dick Whittington^[8]	Sultan of Morocco	Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Label/Cat No	Notes
1975	It Ain't Half Hot Mum – Featuring the Artists from the Popular BBC-TV Series	EMI Records EMC 3074	Appears as Chai Wallah Muhammad
1983	Tony Fayne's Back	Rosie Records RR 008	Guest appearance

References

^ Morgan-Russell, Simon (1988). Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Manchester University Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-7190-6555-0. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dino Shafeek". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "BFI Screenonline: It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974-81)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Mind Your Language (1977-79, 1986)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Dino Shafeek". www.aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "The London Palladium pantomime history". pantoarchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Production of It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Production of Dick Whittington | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

External links

Dino Shafeek at IMDb

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