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Biography
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera Doctors.
Career
Bharti made her professional acting debut as a shop assistant in an episode of the BBC drama series Screenplay. In 2003, she appeared as a dancer in the feature film What a Girl Wants. In 2012, she portrayed the roles of Ursula and Verges in a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the World Shakespeare Festival.
In 2015, Bharti began portraying the role of Ruhma Carter in the BBC soap opera Doctors. In 2016, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards. In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the Hulu series Find Me in Paris as Mama Khan, and in 2019, she portrayed the role of Manju in the BBC Two sitcom Don't Forget the Driver.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated |
| 2017 | National Television Awards | Newcomer | Longlisted |
| 2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Nominated |
| 2018 | Diversity in Media Awards | Best Actor | Longlisted |
| 2019 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Longlisted |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Nominated |