Sanjeev Bhaskar
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.
Filmography
Chopratown
2005 · 10.0
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005 · 9.0
The Dance of Shiva
1998 · 9.0
Love Soup
2005 · 8.6
Good Omens
2019 · 8.0
Horrible Histories
2009 · 8.0
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014 · 8.0
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2002 · 8.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2023 · 8.0
The Sandman
2022 · 7.8
Porters
2017 · 7.7
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 · 7.7
Doctor Who
2005 · 7.6
Unforgotten
2015 · 7.6
Lewis
2007 · 7.6
Captain Butler
1997 · 7.5
Small Potatoes
1999 · 7.5
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021 · 7.5
Paddington 2
2017 · 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 7.5
Natural World
1983 · 7.4
Notting Hill
1999 · 7.3
Omnibus
1967 · 7.2
Gadget Man
2012 · 7.0
Porkpie
1995 · 7.0
We Know Where You Live
1997 · 7.0
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010 · 7.0
Dragon Rider
2020 · 6.9
Little Crackers
2010 · 6.8
Mumbai Calling
2009 · 6.8
Paddington in Peru
2024 · 6.8
Arthur Christmas
2011 · 6.8
Goodness Gracious Me
1998 · 6.7
Yesterday
2019 · 6.7
Scoop
2006 · 6.6
The Flash
2023 · 6.6
The Family Plan 2
2025 · 6.6
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · 6.4
Sandylands
2020 · 6.4
The Zero Theorem
2013 · 6.1
Hitmen
2020 · 6.1
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014 · 6.0
The Kumars at No. 42
2001 · 6.0
Comic Relief
1988 · 6.0
The Indian Doctor
2010 · 6.0
The Real McCoy
1991 · 6.0
Anita and Me
2002 · 6.0
Absolutely Anything
2015 · 5.9
London Boulevard
2010 · 5.9
The Mystic Masseur
2001 · 5.5
The Guru
2002 · 5.4
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024 · 5.4
The Split Up
2026 · 5.3
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019 · 5.3
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
2015 · 5.2
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · 5.1
Inferno
2002 · 5.1
The Kumars
2014 · 5.0
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 · 4.9
L'Entente cordiale
2006 · 4.8
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2007 · 4.1
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · 2.8
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
2021 · 2.0
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
2020 · 1.5
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012 · 0.0
Keeping Mum
1997 · 0.0
Tuk Tuk!
— · 0.0
Inside Classical
2022 · 0.0
Bollywoof
2027 · 0.0
Must See TV
2005 · 0.0
Rewind The 60s
2010 · 0.0
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
2018 · 0.0
Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World
2019 · 0.0
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020 · 0.0
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017 · 0.0
Lion Battlefield
2004 · 0.0
The Sick Party
2012 · 0.0
Chopratown
2005 · 0.0