Roshan Seth
British-Indian actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1942 · age 84
Roshan Seth is a British-Indian actor, writer and theatre director who has worked in the United Kingdom, United States and India. He began his acting career in the early 1960s in the UK, but left acting the following decade and moved to India to work as a journalist.
Roshan Seth is read about 1,562 times a day, in 26 languages.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Behind Her EyesSeries, Dr. Sharma2019
Beecham HouseSeries, Emperor Shah Alam
DumboFilm, 2019Pramesh Singh2016
City of Tiny LightsFilm, Farzad Akhtar2012
Ek Tha TigerFilm, Anwar Jamal Kidwai2008
The Cheetah Girls: One WorldFilm, Uncle Kamal Bhatia2005
FrozenFilm, Noyen2003
Blue MurderSeries, Jameel Khan2001
Monsoon WeddingFilm, Mohan Rai1999
Secret of the AndesFilm, Don Benito1998
Bombay BoysFilm, Pesi1997Turning WorldSeries, Dr. Khan1994
Street FighterFilm, Dhalsim1993
The Buddha of SuburbiaSeries, Haroon Amir1991
London Kills MeFilm, Dr. Bubba1989
In Which Annie Gives It Those OnesFilm, Yamdoot1988
First BornSeries, Dr Graham1987
Little DorritFilm, Mr. Pancks1986
CasualtySeries, Sujit Pratkash1984
A Passage to IndiaFilm, Amritrao1974
JuggernautFilm, Azad1973
Centre PlaySeries, Anil Roy1972
The ProtectorsSeries, Persuer1964
Theatre 625Series, Vinay1942Born2 April 1942People around Roshan
Close ties
Aditya Chopra Produced Ek Tha Tiger and Kabul Express
Naseeruddin Shah Also in Monsoon Wedding and Bharat Ek Khoj
Om Puri Also in Gandhi, Singularity and Bharat Ek Khoj
Mira Nair Directed Monsoon Wedding (2002)
Yash Chopra Produced Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Kabul Express
Kabir Khan Directed Ek Tha Tiger and Kabul Express- John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne Produced A Passage to India and Little Dorrit
- Pradip Krishen Directed In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
Shah Rukh Khan Produced Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
Bipasha Basu Also in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Singularity
Hanif Kureishi Directed London Kills Me (1991)
Roland Joffé Directed Singularity (2013)- Saeed Jaffrey Also in Gandhi and My Beautiful Laundrette
- Simon MacCorkindale Produced Such a Long Journey (1999)
Nisha Ganatra Directed Cosmopolitan (2003)
Steven Spielberg Directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Anthony Hopkins Also in Proof and Juggernaut
Daniel Day-Lewis Also in Gandhi and My Beautiful Laundrette
Tim Burton Directed Dumbo (2019)
Arundhati Roy Wrote In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
Omar Sharif Also in Mountains of the Moon and Juggernaut
Ben Kingsley Also in Gandhi and Slipstream
Alec Guinness Also in Little Dorrit and A Passage to India
Bill Paxton Also in Vertical Limit and Slipstream
Known for
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Gandhi 1982
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
Guru 2007
Not Without My Daughter 1991
Monsoon Wedding 2001
Filmography 40
72 credits on file
Television 13
About this person
In the 1980s, he rose to prominence for his comeback performance as Jawaharlal Nehru in Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning film Gandhi, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and reignited his interest in acting.
