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.

Known For

Natural World

Presenter

Top Gear

Self

Doctor Who

Colonel Ahmed

Horrible Histories

Dalziel & Pascoe

Unforgotten

DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan

Have I Got News for You

Self - Host

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Inside Classical	Dr Watson
2022	The Sandman	Cain
2021	Secrets of the Transport Museum	Narrator (Voice)
2020	Hitmen	Robin Sharma
2020	Sandylands	Les Vegas
2019	Good Omens	Giles Baddicombe
2017	Porters	Mr. Pradeep
2015	Unforgotten	DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan
2014	The Kumars	Sanjeev Kumar
2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self
2014	Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2012	Gadget Man
2010	Rewind The 60s
2010	The Indian Doctor	Dr. Prem Sharma
2010	Little Crackers	Papa
2009	Mumbai Calling
2009	Horrible Histories
2009	All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh	Self
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Self
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2007	India with Sanjeev Bhaskar	Himself - Presenter
2007	Lewis	Kanan Dutta
2006	The One Show	Self - Guest
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	Chopratown
2005	Must See TV
2005	Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005	Doctor Who	Colonel Ahmed
2005	Love Soup
2005	Final Chance to Save	Himself
2004	The Paul O'Grady Show
2002	Top Gear	Self
2001	The Kumars at No. 42
2001	Richard & Judy	Self
1998	Parkinson	Self
1997	Captain Butler
1997	Keeping Mum	Ahmed
1997	Midsomer Murders	Armand Stone
1996	Goodness Gracious Me
1996	Dalziel & Pascoe
1994	Room 101	Self
1991	The Real McCoy
1990	Have I Got News for You	Self - Host
1988	This Morning	Self
1983	Natural World
1983	Natural World	Presenter