Ajay Chhabra (born 28 November 1970) is a British television and theatre actor, director, producer and comedian of Indo-Fijian heritage, who is best known for playing Anil in The Basil Brush Show, The Vicar, Suresh Mattai in the BBC Radio series The Archers and the Defense Barrister George Karnad in Holby City.

Ajay, and Simmy Gupta are co-Artistic Directors of Nutkhut,[1] and founder of the London Mela[2] (Europe's largest South Asian festival).

In 1995 he made his West End debut in Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard alongside Felicity Kendal, Art Malik and the late Margaret Tyzack.

[citation needed] He has directed and performed for Diesel Clothing Company in Italy, Greece, Holland, Germany and Denmark, bringing together fashion and theatre in creating a theatrical presentation of Spring/Summer collections with catwalk models, classical dancers and actors.

[citation needed] As part of the centenary commemorations of the First World War,[3] created by Chhabra, over 50,000 people experienced Dr Blighty at Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens.