Jassa has joined the cast of Tommies a major drama series for Radio 4 and part of the BBC's events marking the centenary of World War One.
Jassa will be playing the role of Havildar Mishra in Episode Four - a havildar was the equivalent rank to sergeant in the British Indian Army.
"India is a huge part of who I am, my father was born there, and I'm thrilled to be able to bring the relatively unknown stories of the British Indian Army to life."
The episode airs on 28th October 2014 at 2.15pm, written by Michael Chaplin and directed by Nandita Ghose, who produces with David Hunter and Jonquil Panting.