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.
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Acting History
2025
The Family Plan 2 as Vikram
2025Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit as Self
2024Paddington in Peru as Dr. Jafri
2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Gwyn
2023The Hound of the Baskervilles as Dr Watson
2023The Flash as David Singh
2022The Sandman as Cain
2022Inside Classical as Dr Watson
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Comedian
2021Secrets of the Transport Museum as Narrator (Voice)
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2020Dragon Rider as Mad Doc (voice)
2020Hitmen as Robin Sharma
2020Sandylands as Les Vegas
2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as Mr Felix
2019Yesterday as Jed Malik
2019Good Omens as Giles Baddicombe
2017And the Winner Isn't as Self
2017Paddington 2 as Dr. Jafri
2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017Porters as Mr. Pradeep
2016Harry Hill's Tea Time as Self
2015Unforgotten as DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan
2015Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema as Presenter
2015Taskmaster as Self
2015Absolutely Anything as Ray
2014Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as Colonel Ahmed
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014The Kumars as Sanjeev Kumar
2013The Zero Theorem as Doctor 1
2012The Sick Party as Ray
2012Gadget Man
2012BBC Comedy Feeds as Paul
2011Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
2011The Itch of the Golden Nit as Ten Heart Hero (voice)
2010Little Crackers as Papa
2010The Indian Doctor as Dr. Prem Sharma
2010Rewind The 60s
2010London Boulevard as Dr. Raju
2010Jackboots on Whitehall as Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)
2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Mountie
2009All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh as Self
2009Mumbai Calling
2009Horrible Histories
2008We Are Most Amused as Self
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
2007India with Sanjeev Bhaskar as Himself - Presenter
2007Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007Jhoom Barabar Jhoom as Shopkeeper
2007Lewis as Kanan Dutta
2006The One Show as Self - Guest
2006The One Show as Self
2006Scoop as Poker Player
2006The Children's Party at the Palace as Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
2006L'Entente cordiale as Commandant Bashir
2005Chopratown
2005Chopratown as Vik Chopra
2005Must See TV
2005Love Soup
2005Final Chance to Save as Himself
2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
2005Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005Doctor Who as Colonel Ahmed
2004The Paul O'Grady Show
2004Lion Battlefield as Narrator (voice)
2002Anita and Me as Mr. Kumar
2002Top Gear as Self
2002Inferno as Jaz
2002The Guru as Rasphal the Cook
2002Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime as The Mayor
2001Richard & Judy as Self
2001The Kumars at No. 42
2001The Mystic Masseur as Beharry
1999Notting Hill as Loud Man in Restaurant
1998The Dance of Shiva as Sergeant Bakshi
1998Parkinson as Self
1997Keeping Mum as Ahmed
1997We Know Where You Live as Various Characters
1997Midsomer Murders as Armand Stone
1997Captain Butler
1996Goodness Gracious Me
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
1994Room 101 as Self
1991The Real McCoy
1990Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
1990Have I Got News for You as Self
1988This Morning as Self
1983Natural World
1983Natural World as Presenter