{"id":29993,"date":"2019-08-23T12:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T11:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=29993"},"modified":"2019-08-23T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T11:05:31","slug":"the-arrival-of-the-first-sikh-family-in-eastenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/23\/the-arrival-of-the-first-sikh-family-in-eastenders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arrival Of The First Sikh Family in EastEnders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The arrival of the new Panesar family will soon be rocking Walford Square this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders has cast a brand-new trio of brothers who are heading to Walford will find themselves clashing with an existing Albert Square clan.<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders will be bringing in a new British Asian Sikh family and are formed of siblings Kheerat, Jags and Vinny. The brothers are described as \u2018charming by nature \u2013 but a force to be reckoned with\u2019 will immediately get on the wrong side of an established family on the square.<\/p>\n<p>Eldest of the three, Kheerat (played by Jaz Deol) is a successful businessman who knows exactly what he wants and how to get it. Determined, persuasive and confident, Kheerat lives an envious lifestyle and is idolised by his younger brother, Jags (Amar Adatia). The youngest of the family, Vinny (Shiv Jalota) is the golden boy of the family; he\u2019s sweet, bright and has been indulged since the day he was born.<\/p>\n<p>Jaz Deol, who plays Kheerat, said: \u2018I\u2019m very proud and excited to be joining such an iconic show and bringing to life a character that is a reflection of the cultural background that I and many others come from in today\u2019s modern Britain. I can\u2019t wait to get started and for viewers to meet the Panesars.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Amar Adatia who will be taking on the role of Jags added: \u2018My younger self would never have believed I\u2019d be on EastEnders. It\u2019s pretty amazing to be part of one of the most iconic television shows alongside some of the best actors in the business. I really am so grateful.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On playing the role of Vinny, Shiv Jalota said: \u2018It still hasn\u2019t sunk in that I\u2019m going to be on EastEnders. As a young boy, I remember being introduced to the Masood family and thinking there are people like me on television. To be part of that next generation of people representing my identity is a blessing. I couldn\u2019t be more excited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jon Sen (Executive Producer, EastEnders) said: \u2018The Panesar family are set arrive this autumn and will bring their own unique blend of charm and chaos onto the Square. A British Asian family of Punjabi Sikh heritage, Kheerat, Jags and Vinny are three very different brothers who turn up in Walford looking to settle a score \u2013 however, fate quickly takes a hand and they find themselves staying for good. We\u2019re thrilled to be introducing this vibrant new family to Walford and to be sharing their stories.\u2019 The Panesars will arrive in autumn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrival of the new Panesar family will soon be rocking Walford Square this autumn. EastEnders has cast a brand-new trio of brothers who are heading to Walford will find themselves clashing with an existing Albert Square clan. EastEnders will be bringing in a new British Asian Sikh family and are formed of siblings Kheerat, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[401,112,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-top-stories","category-tv-soap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}