Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as the star of the sitcom The Kumars at No. 42. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called India with Sanjeev Bhaskar in which he travelled to India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles include the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in The Indian Doctor and a main role as DI Sunny Khan in Unforgotten.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.234 |
Birthday | 1963-10-31 |
Place of Birth | Ealing, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Sanjeev Bhaskar O.B.E., Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE, San Jeev Bhaskar, Sanjeev Bhasker, 산지브 바스카르, |
2006
L'Entente cordiale
4.57/43
The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...
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L'Entente cordiale
2013
The Zero Theorem
6.101/1159
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they s...
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The Zero Theorem
2015
Absolutely Anything
5.902/1403
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
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Absolutely Anything
2002
Inferno
4.8/6
Set inside a "Quake" like video game, one of the game's cannon-fodder grunts falls for the Lara Croft-inspired heroine and, in a constantly looping ga...
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Inferno
2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
3.8/31
London, an overcrowded cafe, one table to share. Two strangers tell each other “how I met my fiancé” stories to kill time. Rikki met his fiance Anaida...
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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2002
Anita and Me
5.9/23
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her...
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Anita and Me
2008
We Are Most Amused
7.2/2
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2015
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
7.2/2
Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boo...
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2006
Scoop
6.594/1583
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
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Scoop
2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
7.7/3
Eleven-year-old Beanie's bland life is changed for ever when he is sent on a mission. Armed only with laser lip-gloss and a pair of blend-in pants he...
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The Itch of the Golden Nit
1999
Notting Hill
7.262/5863
William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in...
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Notting Hill
2011
Arthur Christmas
6.764/1412
Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of...
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Arthur Christmas
2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0/0
Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockb...
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2010
London Boulevard
5.909/707
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
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London Boulevard
2005
Chopratown
0/0
Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar) investigates Ali Ergun (Omid Djalili) a shady Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide...
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Chopratown
2010
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
6.7/28
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
4.9/25
A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion.
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Jackboots on Whitehall
2017
Paddington 2
7.451/2261
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
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Paddington 2
2017
And the Winner Isn't
5.7/3
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry in...
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And the Winner Isn't
2020
Dragon Rider
7.1/148
An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe ha...
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Dragon Rider
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
5.13/73
Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet B...
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2019
Yesterday
6.704/3788
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and suppo...
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2001
The Mystic Masseur
5/7
Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to peo...
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The Mystic Masseur
2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
6/1
An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2014
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
8/62
In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the stree...
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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
7.5/1
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2017
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
0/0
THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND CELEBRATED ITS EPIC TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL IN 2017. Over 4,000 Freemasons from Provinces...
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2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
6.031/96
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
2/2
To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters f...
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1998
The Dance of Shiva
0/0
In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers riski...
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The Dance of Shiva
2023
The Flash
6.731/3978
When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and th...
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2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8/2
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.
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2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles
8/1
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
0/0
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out was a one-off, one-hour documentary/biography about Stephen Fry released in 2007 by the BBC, celebrating Stephen Fry's fiftiet...
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2004
Lion Battlefield
0/0
Lion Battlefield is a story about a pride of lions, and how daily interactions with their prey, their competitors and their deadly enemies, could affe...
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