Nagajan Modhawadia has appeared on recent episode of Eastenders (an UK drama series). This is the first time that a person from our Maher Community has featured on national television in the UK.
Nagajan’s fame came on Tuesday night’s (02-03-2010) Eastenders episode as a waiter in an Indian Restaurant.
He has had roles in Holby City, Home Time, Mobile, Green and See You at the Altar. Najan Ward and Aml Ameen will embark on their first film production The Pick Up in 2010.
Nagajan was born with the name Nagajan Chano Modhwadia in Leicester, England to a father who worked as a welder and a mother who worked as an over locker at a local textile firm; both of his parents are from India. He studied acting at Brooksby Melton College for 2 years when he reached the age of 25. Before acting Nagajan had started a record shop called In The Groove in his home town of Loughborough. The shop came to a close with the decline of 12” vinyl sales in March 2005. Upon closure Ward started a house label called Lost My Dog Records with 2 friends he met from the shop.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najan_Ward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGH_NL6HNgo&feature=channel_page