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Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Actor, also writer · Born April 2, 1942 (84) · Patna, Bihar, India

BAFTA Award nominee

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 2, 1942 (84)
From
Patna, Bihar, India
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Roshan Seth's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Power
24%
Self
15%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Morality
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
4 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Warm
5
Hopeful
7
Dread
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roshan Seth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roshan Seth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Behind Her Eyes(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Sharma

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Beecham House(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Emperor Shah Alam

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Dumbo(2019)

    as Pramesh Singh

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rupesh

  • Diana and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Uncle Zaheer

  • City of Tiny Lights(2016)

    as Farzad Akhtar

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers(2015)

    as Sadhu

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Indian Summers(2015)

    Show as Darius Dalal

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Brahmin Bulls(2013)

    as Ashok Sharma

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ek Tha Tiger(2012)

    as Anwar Jamal Kidwai

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trishna(2011)

    as Mr Singh

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Brokering News: Media, Money and Middleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Aldo Moro

  • The Cheetah Girls: One World(2008)

    as Uncle Kamal Bhatia

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Amal(2007)

    Writer · as Suresh Gupta

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Think (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shopkeeper

  • The Last Days of the Raj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jawarharlal Nehru

  • Guru(2007)

    as Thapar

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Broken Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dasa

  • The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pundit

  • Proof(2005)

    as Professor Bhandari

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2005)

    as Noyen

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Blue Murder(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jameel Khan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Cosmopolitan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gopal

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Fazul Azzam

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • South West 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ravi

  • Monsoon Wedding(2001)

    as Mohan Rai

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Vertical Limit(2000)

    as Colonel Amir Salim

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sheikh Kamal

  • Secret of the Andes(1998)

    as Don Benito

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Iqbal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ulla Khasi

  • Bombay Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Pesi

  • Such a Long Journey(1998)

    as Gustad Noble

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Food for Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nehru

  • Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Arun

  • Turning World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Khan

  • The Journey(1997)

    as Kishan Singh

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sengottai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Prime Minister

  • Solitaire for 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Sandip Tamar

  • Street Fighter(1994)

    as Dhalsim

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Buddha of Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Haroon Amir

  • Electric Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ranveer

  • Stalin(1992)

    as Beria

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Running Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mr. Humphry

  • London Kills Me(1991)

    as Dr. Bubba

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Masala(1991)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Not Without My Daughter(1991)

    as Houssein

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 1871 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lord Grafton

  • Mountains of the Moon(1990)

    as Ben Amir

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Slipstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Slipstream(1989)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Yamdoot

  • First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Graham

  • The Discovery of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 53 episodes · as Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as The Emir of Hawa

  • Little Dorrit(1987)

    as Mr. Pancks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Happy Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Defence Solicitor

  • Partition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sujit Pratkash

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)

    as Hussein "Papa" Ali

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Passage to India(1984)

    as Amritrao

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

    as Chattar Lal

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gandhi(1982)

    as Pandit Nehru

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Apply, Apply, No Reply (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Anil Roy

  • The Peddler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dr Milma

  • Juggernaut(1974)

    as Azad

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Anil Roy

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Persuer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • To Encourage the Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jazwon

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Vinay

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1964 to 2021; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Dumbo (2019)

$353M worldwide

Highest rated

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19642021

Peak 1984 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
74899409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1983, Best Supporting Actor.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Roshan Seth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

90th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gandhi (1982)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Roshan Seth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles37–69 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–52 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–43 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles8–40 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–81 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Roshan Seth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roshan Seth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sooni Taraporevala shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers