Sanjeev Bhaskar

41Movies

8.0 Best Rating

Biography

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.

Top Rated Movies

★8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) movie poster

★8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014•Documentary

★8.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles (2023) movie poster

★8.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles — The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlo

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2023•Drama

★8.0

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014) movie poster

★8.0

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven — In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is loomi

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

2014•Sci-Fi

★7.7

The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011) movie poster

★7.7

The Itch of the Golden Nit — Eleven-year-old Beanie's bland life is changed for ever when he is sent on a mission. Armed only with laser lip-gloss an

The Itch of the Golden Nit

2011•Animation

★7.5

★7.5

Paddington 2 — Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt L

Paddington 2

2017•Adventure

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

Year	Movie	Character	Rating	Verdict
2025	The Family Plan 2	Vikram	★ 6.6	HIT
2025	Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit	Self	★ 0.0	FLOP
2024	Paddington in Peru	Dr. Jafri	★ 6.8	HIT
2024	Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery	Gwyn	★ 5.4	FLOP
2023	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Dr Watson	★ 8.0	HIT
2023	The Flash	David Singh	★ 6.6	HIT
2021	Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!	Self - Comedian	★ 5.9	FLOP
2021	Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall	-	★ 7.5	HIT
2020	Dragon Rider	Mad Doc (voice)	★ 7.1	HIT
2019	Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans	Mr Felix	★ 5.2	FLOP
2019	Yesterday	Jed Malik	★ 6.7	HIT
2017	And the Winner Isn't	Self	★ 5.7	FLOP
2017	Paddington 2	Dr. Jafri	★ 7.5	HIT
2017	Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge	-	★ 0.0	FLOP
2015	Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema	Presenter	★ 5.2	FLOP
2015	Absolutely Anything	Ray	★ 5.9	FLOP
2014	Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven	Colonel Ahmed	★ 8.0	HIT
2014	50 Years of BBC Two Comedy	Self	★ 8.0	HIT
2013	The Zero Theorem	Doctor 1	★ 6.1	FLOP
2012	The Sick Party	Ray	★ 0.0	FLOP
2011	Arthur Christmas	Lead Elf (voice)	★ 6.8	HIT
2011	The Itch of the Golden Nit	Ten Heart Hero (voice)	★ 7.7	HIT
2010	London Boulevard	Dr. Raju	★ 5.9	FLOP
2010	Jackboots on Whitehall	Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)	★ 4.9	FLOP
2010	Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)	Mountie	★ 6.9	HIT
2008	We Are Most Amused	Self	★ 7.2	HIT
2007	Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out	Self	★ 0.0	FLOP
2007	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom	Shopkeeper	★ 3.8	FLOP
2006	Scoop	Poker Player	★ 6.6	HIT
2006	The Children's Party at the Palace	Robin Hood (Robin Hood)	★ 1.8	FLOP
2006	L'Entente cordiale	Commandant Bashir	★ 4.7	FLOP
2005	Chopratown	Vik Chopra	★ 0.0	FLOP
2005	Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	Self	★ 0.0	FLOP
2004	Lion Battlefield	Narrator (voice)	★ 0.0	FLOP
2002	Anita and Me	Mr. Kumar	★ 5.9	FLOP
2002	Inferno	Jaz	★ 4.9	FLOP
2002	The Guru	Rasphal the Cook	★ 5.3	FLOP
2002	Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime	The Mayor	★ 6.0	FLOP
2001	The Mystic Masseur	Beharry	★ 5.0	FLOP
1999	Notting Hill	Loud Man in Restaurant	★ 7.3	HIT
1998	The Dance of Shiva	Sergeant Bakshi	★ 0.0	FLOP