Roshan Seth
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roshan Seth OBE (Hindi: रोशन सेठ; born April 2, 1942) is an Indian-born British actor, who appears mainly in British and American films. He is best known for his critically acclaimed performances in the films Gandhi, Mississippi Masala, Not Without My Daughter, My Beautiful Laundrette, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Such a Long Journey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roshan Seth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 2, 1942
Place of Birth: Patna, Bihar, India
Known For
Broken Thread
Ram, a London-based businessman of Indian and English descent, has been experiencing mind-shattering nightmares of a mysterious masked woman who torments him. As Ram mourns the loss of his father, he is assaulted with images, seemingly lost memories for which he has no explanation.
The Discovery of India
Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.
Boogie Man
A British-Indian teenager struggles with his cultural heritage in modern-day London, falling for a white, 20-something actress/model during a 1970s-themed exhibition, and becoming obsessed with both her, the fashion and music of a seemingly more glamorous '70s era, all the while trying to keep his family's Indian traditionalism and the impending responsibilities of adulthood at bay.
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg tell the struggles and the passion for making the Indiana Jones Trilogy.
Amal
Autorickshaw driver Amal is content with the small, but vital, role he serves - driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible. But his sense of duty is tested by an eccentric, aging billionaire, who, moved by Amal's humility, bequeaths him his entire estate before passing away. With only one month to discover and claim the inheritance, Amal's struggles with duty and wealth are threatened by all those around him - from a young injured beggar girl and a lovely store merchant, to the danger of the old man's upper-caste friends and siblings, all seeking to claim their share of the riches.
Spooks
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Gandhi
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Diana and I
In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways in this commemorative drama from writer Jeremy Brock and director Peter Cattaneo.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Filmography
as Dr. Sharma
as Emperor Shah Alam
as Pramesh Singh
as Rupesh
as Uncle Zaheer
as Farzad Akhtar
as Ashok Sharma
as Anwar Jamal Kidwai
as Mr Singh
as Narrator
as Uncle Kamal Bhatia
as Suresh Gupta
as Thapar
as Dasa
as Professor Bhandari
as Noyen
as Jameel Khan
as Fazul Azzam
as Ravi
as Mohan Rai
as Colonel Amir Salim
as Sheikh Kamal
as Don Benito
as Ulla Khasi
as Pesi
as Gustad Noble
as Nehru
as Prime Minister
as Sandip Tamar
as Dhalsim
as Haroon Amir
as Beria
as Mr. Humphry
as Dr. Bubba
as Jay
as Houssein
as Lord Grafton
as Ben Amir
as George
as Yamdoot
as Jawaharlal Nehru
as The Emir of Hawa
as Mr. Pancks
as Defence Solicitor
as Sujit Pratkash
as Hussein "Papa" Ali
as Amritrao
as Chattar Lal
as Narrator
as Pandit Nehru
as Anil Roy
as Dr Milma
as Azad
as Persuer
as Jazwon
as Vinay