---
name: "Roshan Seth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roshan-seth"
fi1m_id: "roshan-seth"
imdb_id: "nm0786022"
tmdb_id: 693
wikidata_id: "Q32452"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 April 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-07T11:54:25.044091+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Roshan Seth

## Identity

Roshan Seth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roshan-seth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roshan-seth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0786022
- **TMDB ID:** 693
- **Wikidata ID:** Q32452
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roshan_Seth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0786022/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/693

Actor. Born 2 April 1942 in Patna, Bihar, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 April 1942, Patna, Bihar, India
- **Active:** 1982–2019
- **Also known as:** Rushan Seth, रोशन सेठ
- **Frequently works with:** [Hanif Kureishi](https://film.one/person/hanif-kureishi.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (4), 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 67 (3), 2010s 51 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 65 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Adventure 4, Comedy 3, Action 2, History 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,060m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roshan_Seth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0786022/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/693

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md) (65), [*Dumbo*](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md) (51)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Vertical Limit*](https://film.one/film/vertical-limit.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Roshan Seth is an Indian-born British actor. Born on 2 April 1942 in Patna, Bihar, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after studying history in India. He began his career in British theatre and repertory in the 1960s and 1970s, including work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before taking a break from acting to work as a journalist and editor in India.

Seth returned to acting with the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1982 film *Gandhi*, which brought international attention. He appeared as Chattar Lal in *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984) and as Amritrao in *A Passage to India* (1984). In 1985 he played Hussein "Papa" Ali in *My Beautiful Laundrette*. Later credits include *Mississippi Masala* (1991), *Street Fighter* (1994), and *Dumbo* (2019). He has also worked extensively in television and theatre.

Seth received a BAFTA nomination for *Gandhi* and won a Genie Award for Best Actor for *Such a Long Journey* (1998). He was appointed OBE in 2006.

*Sources: screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, wikiwand.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Dumbo* (2019), Fi1m 51, as Pramesh Singh — [page](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Professor Bhandari — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Mohan Rai — [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)
- *Vertical Limit* (2000), Fi1m 58, as Colonel Amir Salim — [page](https://film.one/film/vertical-limit.md)
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Haroon Amir — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), Fi1m 85, as Hussein "Papa" Ali — [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)
- *A Passage to India* (1984), Fi1m 71, as Amritrao — [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), Fi1m 65, as Chattar Lal — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, as Pandit Nehru — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Behind Her Eyes* (2021), series, as Dr. Sharma
- *Beecham House* (2019), series, as Emperor Shah Alam
- *Dumbo* (2019), as Pramesh Singh — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md)
- *Boogie Man* (2018), as Rupesh
- *Diana and I* (2017), as Uncle Zaheer
- *City of Tiny Lights* (2016), as Farzad Akhtar
- *The Lovers* (2015), as Sadhu
- *Brahmin Bulls* (2013), as Ashok Sharma
- *Ek Tha Tiger* (2012), as Anwar Jamal Kidwai
- *Trishna* (2011), as Mr Singh
- *Brokering News: Media, Money and Middleman* (2011), as Narrator
- *Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia* (2008), as Aldo Moro
- *The Cheetah Girls: One World* (2008), as Uncle Kamal Bhatia
- *Amal* (2007), as Suresh Gupta
- *Think* (2007), as Shopkeeper
- *The Last Days of the Raj* (2007), as Jawarharlal Nehru
- *Guru* (2007), as Thapar
- *Broken Thread* (2007), as Dasa
- *The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag* (2005), as Pundit
- *Proof* (2005), as Professor Bhandari — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *Frozen* (2005), as Noyen
- *Blue Murder* (2003), series, as Jameel Khan
- *Cosmopolitan* (2003), as Gopal
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Fazul Azzam — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *South West 9* (2001), as Ravi
- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), as Mohan Rai — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)
- *Vertical Limit* (2000), as Colonel Amir Salim — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/vertical-limit.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence* (1999), as Sheikh Kamal
- *Secret of the Andes* (1999), as Don Benito
- *Iqbal* (1998), as Ulla Khasi
- *Bombay Boys* (1998), as Pesi
- *Such a Long Journey* (1998), as Gustad Noble
- *Food for Ravens* (1997), as Nehru
- *Flight* (1997), as Arun
- *Turning World* (1997), series, as Dr. Khan
- *The Journey* (1997), as Kishan Singh
- *Sengottai* (1996), as Prime Minister
- *Solitaire for 2* (1995), as Sandip Tamar
- *Bideshi* (1995), as Ajoy
- *Street Fighter* (1994), as Dhalsim
- *The Buddha of Suburbia* (1993), series, as Haroon Amir — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-buddha-of-suburbia.md)
- *Electric Moon* (1992), as Ranveer
- *Stalin* (1992), as Beria
- *Running Late* (1992), as Mr. Humphry
- *London Kills Me* (1991), as Dr. Bubba
- *Mississippi Masala* (1991), as Jay
- *Not Without My Daughter* (1991), as Houssein
- *1871* (1990), as Lord Grafton
- *Mountains of the Moon* (1990), as Ben Amir
- *The Making of Slipstream* (1989), Actor
- *Slipstream* (1989), as George
- *In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones* (1989), as Yamdoot
- *First Born* (1988), series, as Dr Graham
- *The Discovery of India* (1988), series, as Jawaharlal Nehru
- *Deadline* (1988), as The Emir of Hawa
- *Little Dorrit* (1987), as Mr. Pancks
- *The Happy Valley* (1987), as Defence Solicitor
- *Partition* (1987), Actor
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Sujit Pratkash — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), as Hussein "Papa" Ali — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)
- *A Passage to India* (1984), as Amritrao — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), as Chattar Lal — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *Gandhi* (1982), as Pandit Nehru — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Apply, Apply, No Reply* (1976), as Anil Roy
- *The Peddler* (1976), as Dr Milma
- *Juggernaut* (1974), as Azad
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Anil Roy
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Persuer
- *To Encourage the Others* (1972), as Jazwon
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Vinay

## Gallery

- ![Roshan Seth](https://film.one/media/person/118500/gallery-6e17f771fd17.jpg) Roshan Seth — Image via TMDB
- ![Roshan Seth](https://film.one/media/person/118500/gallery-4fe5e6200122.jpg) Roshan Seth — Image via TMDB

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