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

• 2027Bollywoof — (voice)
• The Split Up — Dhruv Kishan
• 2025The Family Plan 2 — Vikram
• 2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery — Gwyn
• 2024Paddington in Peru — Dr. Jafri
• 2023The Flash — David Singh
• 2023The Hound of the Baskervilles — Dr Watson
• Inside Classical — Dr Watson
• The Sandman — Cain
• 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
• 2021Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine — Shankar / Announcer / Judge (voice)
• 2020Dragon Rider — Mad Doc (voice)
• Hitmen — Robin Sharma
• Sandylands — Les Vegas
• 2020Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue — Shankar (voice)
• 2020Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine — Shankar (voice)
• Good Omens — Giles Baddicombe
• 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans — Mr Felix
• 2019Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World — Shankar / Actor (voice)
• 2019Yesterday — Jed Malik
• 2018Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! — Shankar (voice)
• 2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
• 2017Paddington 2 — Dr. Jafri
• Porters — Mr. Pradeep
• 2015Absolutely Anything — Ray
• 2015Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema — Presenter, Writer
• Unforgotten — DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan
• 2014Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven — Colonel Ahmed
• Duck Quacks Don't Echo
• The Kumars — Sanjeev Kumar
• 2013The Zero Theorem — Doctor 1
• BBC Comedy Feeds — Paul
• Gadget Man
• 2012The Sick Party — Ray
• 2011Arthur Christmas — Lead Elf (voice)
• 2011The Itch of the Golden Nit — Ten Heart Hero (voice)
• 2010Jackboots on Whitehall — Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)
• Little Crackers — Papa
• 2010London Boulevard — Dr. Raju
• 2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) — Mountie
• Rewind The 60s
• The Indian Doctor — Dr. Prem Sharma
• Horrible Histories
• Mumbai Calling
• India with Sanjeev Bhaskar — Self - Presenter, Writer
• 2007Jhoom Barabar Jhoom — Shopkeeper
• Lewis — Kanan Dutta
• 2006L'Entente cordiale — Commandant Bashir
• 2006Scoop — Poker Player
• 2006The Children's Party at the Palace — Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
• 2005Chopratown — Vik Chopra
• Chopratown
• Doctor Who — Colonel Ahmed
• Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
• Love Soup
• Must See TV
• 2004Lion Battlefield — Narrator (voice)
• The Paul O'Grady Show
• 2002Anita and Me — Mr. Kumar
• 2002Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime — The Mayor
• 2002Inferno — Jaz
• 2002The Guru — Rasphal the Cook
• The Kumars at No. 42 — Writer
• 2001The Mystic Masseur — Beharry
• 1999Notting Hill — Loud Man in Restaurant
• Small Potatoes — Rick Roy
• Goodness Gracious Me — Creator
• 1998The Dance of Shiva — Sergeant Bakshi
• Captain Butler
• Keeping Mum — Ahmed
• Midsomer Murders — Armand Stone
• We Know Where You Live — Various Characters
• Dalziel and Pascoe — Graham Shah
• Porkpie — Sanjay
• The Real McCoy
• Natural World — Presenter
• Omnibus
• Tuk Tuk! — Sudhakaran

Appearances as themselves (25)

• 2025Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit — Self
• 2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! — Self - Comedian
• Secrets of the Transport Museum — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2017And the Winner Isn't — Self
• Harry Hill's Tea Time — Self
• Taskmaster — Self
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self
• 2011Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! — Self
• All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh — Self
• 2008We Are Most Amused — Self
• 2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out — Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• Final Chance to Save — Himself
• 2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' — Self
• Parkinson — Self - Guest
• Top Gear — Self
• Richard & Judy — Self
• 2001We Know Where You Live. Live! — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Host
• This Morning — Self