Portrait of Roshan Seth

Acting

Roshan Seth

Career

Active from 1976 to 2018, busiest in 1997 and 2007 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roshan Seth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    2.1, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Cultural Heritage 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title Β· average score 63
Behind Her Eyes
Behind Her Eyes (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Dr. Sharma

2010s

10 titles Β· average score 50
Dumbo
Dumbo (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pramesh Singh

Beecham House
Beecham House (2019)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show Β· as Emperor Shah Alam

Boogie Man
Boogie Man (2018)

as Rupesh

Diana and I
Diana and I (2017)

as Uncle Zaheer

City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Farzad Akhtar

The Lovers
The Lovers (2015)
GoodWatch score 26

as Sadhu

Brahmin Bulls
Brahmin Bulls (2013)

as Ashok Sharma

Ek Tha Tiger
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Anwar Jamal Kidwai

Trishna
Trishna (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mr Singh

Brokering News: Media, Money and Middleman
Brokering News: Media, Money and Middleman (2011)

as Narrator

2000s

16 titles Β· average score 66
The Cheetah Girls: One World
The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Uncle Kamal Bhatia

Se sarΓ  luce sarΓ  bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia
Se sarΓ  luce sarΓ  bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia (2008)

as Aldo Moro

Amal
Amal (2007)
GoodWatch score 90

as Suresh Gupta

Broken Thread
Broken Thread (2007)

as Dasa

The Last Days of the Raj
The Last Days of the Raj (2007)

as Jawarharlal Nehru

Frozen
Frozen (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Noyen

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (2005)

as Pundit

Proof
Proof (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Professor Bhandari

Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (2003)

as Gopal

Blue Murder
Blue Murder (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show Β· as Jameel Khan

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Fazul Azzam

Vertical Limit
Vertical Limit (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

as Colonel Amir Salim

1990s

22 titles Β· average score 60
Such a Long Journey
Such a Long Journey (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gustad Noble

Bombay Boys
Bombay Boys (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pesi

The Journey
The Journey (1997)

as Kishan Singh

Flight
Flight (1997)

as Arun

Bideshi
Bideshi (1995)

as Ajoy

Street Fighter
Street Fighter (1994)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dhalsim

The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Haroon Amir

Electric Moon
Electric Moon (1992)

as Ranveer

Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jay

Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Houssein

London Kills Me
London Kills Me (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Bubba

1871
1871 (1990)

as Lord Grafton

1980s

13 titles Β· average score 71
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yamdoot

Slipstream
Slipstream (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as George

The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India (1988)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show Β· as Jawaharlal Nehru

First Born
First Born (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show Β· as Dr Graham

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Pancks

The Happy Valley
The Happy Valley (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as Defence Solicitor

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Sujit Pratkash

My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hussein "Papa" Ali

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chattar Lal

A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Amritrao

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Narrator

Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Pandit Nehru

1970s

6 titles Β· average score 68
The Peddler
The Peddler (1976)

as Dr Milma

Apply, Apply, No Reply
Apply, Apply, No Reply (1976)

as Anil Roy

Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Azad

Centre Play
Centre Play (1973)

TV show Β· as Anil Roy

The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Persuer

To Encourage the Others
To Encourage the Others (1972)

as Jazwon

1960s

1 title
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show Β· as Vinay