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Ranjeet Singh, portrayed by Albert Moses, is a London Underground worker from Punjab in India and a devout Sikh. He was mistaken for a Pakistani when Mr Brown asked him to sit next to his "fellow countryman" Ali Nadim in the first episode. He constantly argues with Ali, who is a Pakistani Muslim. He has a good vocabulary but tends to mix up his general knowledge, and upon being corrected he always puts his hands together and says "a thousand apologies". When angered by people, he usually threatens them with his kirpan.
Ali Nadim, portrayed by Dino Shafeek (Series 1–3), is an unemployed Pakistani and the first student to make his appearance. He is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, although he once stated he grew up in Delhi (probably making him a Muhajir – the people who migrated from India to Pakistan after the independence of both the countries in 1947). Never seen without his Jinnah cap, he is the most vocal of the students and often literally misinterprets everything said by others. As a Pakistani Muslim, he has a vocal and occasionally physical rivalry with Ranjeet, who is an Indian Sikh. By the middle of series 2, although they continue to argue, Ali's rivalry with Ranjeet becomes less malicious and they are on occasion able to work together without complaint. Ali's typical catchphrases are "yes please" (in situations where he should say "yes, thank you"), "oh blimey!", "squeeze me please" (which is how he pronounces "excuse me please") and "jolly good" (which he pronounces as "jelly good").
Jameela Ranjha, portrayed by Jamila Massey (Series 1–3), is an Indian housewife from Simla. When she first joins the class she can barely speak English, and needs Ali to translate her Urdu, but by series 3 she has become one of the better English speakers. She often calls Mr Brown "Masterjee", and her catchphrase early in the series is "gud havening" (which is how she pronounces "good evening"). During class, she is often found knitting.
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S'PORE RIVER IN TIME TO COME....
OH PLEASE....NOT THE PUNDEKs....
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