Roshan Seth

April 2, 1942 (age 84) Patna, Bihar, India

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.

His titles like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Dumbo, and Gandhi - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/42

Weighted avg: 6.40 /10

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984May 1984 by Steven Spielberg

Supporting as Chattar Lal

Supporting as Chattar Lal

6.93 Good+
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2

Dumbo

2019March 2019 by Tim Burton

Supporting as Pramesh Singh

Supporting as Pramesh Singh

6.13 Good--
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3

Gandhi

1982December 1982 by Richard Attenborough

Minor role as Pandit Nehru

Minor role as Pandit Nehru

7.18 Good++
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4

Street Fighter

1994December 1994 by Steven E. de Souza

Minor role as Dhalsim

Minor role as Dhalsim

4.17 Mediocre-
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5

Vertical Limit

2000December 2000 by Martin Campbell

Minor role as Colonel Amir Salim

Minor role as Colonel Amir Salim

5.54 Okay
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6

Behind Her Eyes

2021 by Steve Lightfoot

Minor role as Dr. Sharma

Minor role as Dr. Sharma

6.49 Good-
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7

Proof

2005September 2005 by John Madden

Minor role as Professor Bhandari

Minor role as Professor Bhandari

5.88 Okay+
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8

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985November 1985 by Stephen Frears

Starring as Hussein "Papa" Ali

Starring as Hussein "Papa" Ali

6.25 Good--
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9

The Cheetah Girls: One World

2008August 2008 by Paul Hoen

Supporting as Uncle Kamal Bhatia

Supporting as Uncle Kamal Bhatia

5.66 Okay
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10

Not Without My Daughter

1991January 1991 by Brian Gilbert

Supporting as Houssein

Supporting as Houssein

6.22 Good--
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11

Ek Tha Tiger

2012August 2012 by Kabir Khan

Supporting as Anwar Jamal Kidwai

Supporting as Anwar Jamal Kidwai

5.73 Okay+
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12

A Passage to India

1984December 1984 by David Lean

Minor role as Amritrao

Minor role as Amritrao

6.35 Good-
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13

Monsoon Wedding

2001August 2001 by Mira Nair

Minor role as Mohan Rai

Minor role as Mohan Rai

6.33 Good--
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14

Mississippi Masala

1991September 1991 by Mira Nair

Starring as Jay

Starring as Jay

5.95 Okay++
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15

Guru

2007January 2007 by Mani Ratnam

Minor role as Thapar

Minor role as Thapar

6.36 Good-
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16

City of Tiny Lights

2016September 2016 by Pete Travis

Supporting as Farzad Akhtar

Supporting as Farzad Akhtar

5.16 Okay--
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17

Juggernaut

1974September 1974 by Richard Lester

Minor role as Azad

Minor role as Azad

5.87 Okay+
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18

Trishna

2011September 2011 by Michael Winterbottom

Supporting as Mr Singh

Supporting as Mr Singh

5.71 Okay+
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Mountains of the Moon

1990February 1990 by Bob Rafelson

Minor role as Ben Amir

Minor role as Ben Amir

6.06 Okay++
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The Lovers

2015March 2015 by Roland Joffé

Minor role as Sadhu

Minor role as Sadhu

4.92 Mediocre++
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Slipstream

1989June 1989 by Steven Lisberger

Minor role as George

Minor role as George

4.73 Mediocre+
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Frozen

2005March 2005 by Juliet McKoen

Starring as Noyen

Starring as Noyen

5.83 Okay+
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23

Stalin

1992November 1992 by Ivan Passer

Minor role as Beria

Minor role as Beria

5.46 Okay
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24

Amal

2007September 2007 by Richie Mehta

Supporting as Suresh Gupta

Supporting as Suresh Gupta

6.45 Good-
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25

London Kills Me

1991December 1991 by Hanif Kureishi

Supporting as Dr. Bubba

Supporting as Dr. Bubba

5.87 Okay+
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26

1871

1990September 1990 by Ken McMullen

Starring as Lord Grafton

Starring as Lord Grafton

5.71 Okay+
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27

The Buddha of Suburbia

1993 by Hanif Kureishi

Supporting as Haroon Amir

Supporting as Haroon Amir

5.70 Okay+
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28

Iqbal

1998December 1998 by Cinzia TH Torrini

Minor role as Ulla Khasi

Minor role as Ulla Khasi

5.87 Okay+
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29

Such a Long Journey

1998September 1998 by Sturla Gunnarsson

Lead role as Gustad Noble

Lead role as Gustad Noble

Needs more reviews
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30

The Discovery of India

1988–1989 by Shyam Benegal

Starring as Jawaharlal Nehru

Starring as Jawaharlal Nehru

Needs more reviews
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31

Beecham House

2019 by Gurinder Chadha

Minor role as Emperor Shah Alam

Minor role as Emperor Shah Alam

6.01 Okay++
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32

Bombay Boys

1998September 1998 by Kaizad Gustad

Supporting as Pesi

Supporting as Pesi

Needs more reviews
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33

Partition

1987August 1987 by Ken McMullen

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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34

Little Dorrit

1987December 1987 by Christine Edzard

Minor role as Mr. Pancks

Minor role as Mr. Pancks

5.99 Okay++
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35

Secret of the Andes

1999July 1999 by Alejandro Azzano

Minor role as Don Benito

Minor role as Don Benito

6.13 Good--
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36

In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones

1989January 1989 by Pradip Krishen

Supporting as Yamdoot

Supporting as Yamdoot

Needs more reviews
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37

The Happy Valley

1987September 1987 by Ross Devenish

Minor role as Defence Solicitor

Minor role as Defence Solicitor

Needs more reviews
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38

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

2005December 2005 by John Hay

Starring as Pundit

Starring as Pundit

Needs more reviews
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39

Deadline

1988January 1988 by Richard Stroud

Supporting as The Emir of Hawa

Supporting as The Emir of Hawa

Needs more reviews
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40

South West 9

2001October 2001 by Richard Parry

Minor role as Ravi

Minor role as Ravi

Needs more reviews
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41

Solitaire for 2

1995February 1995 by Gary Sinyor

Supporting as Sandip Tamar

Supporting as Sandip Tamar

Needs more reviews
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42

Diana and I

2017September 2017 by Peter Cattaneo

Minor role as Uncle Zaheer

Minor role as Uncle Zaheer

Needs more reviews