Biography
He worked as an actor and director in British repertory before landing a role in Peter Brook's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which toured the USA in 1972. He made brief appearances on US TV shows and made his feature film debut in Richard Lester's "Juggernaut" (1974). Because of his ethnicity, roles in classical productions were scarce and Seth decided to retire from acting and returned to India to pursue a career as a journalist and …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Played the father of the prospective bridegroom in "Monsoon Wedding" | |
1998 | Earned praise for leading role in the Canadian feature "Such a Long Journey" | |
1993 | Co-starred in British TV adaptation of "The Buddha of Suburbia" by Kureishi | |
1991 | Co-starred in "London Kills Me", written and directed by Kureishi | |
1985 | First collaboration with Hanif Kureishi, "My Beautiful Laundrette" | |
| Played Victor Mehta in David Hare's play "A Map of the World" in Adelaide, Australia, London and NYC | ||
1982 | Breakthrough film role, Pandit Nehru in Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" | |
| Worked as journalist and editor at "India International Centre Quarterly" | ||
1977 | Returned to India | |
| Made guest appearances on US TV, including brief stint on ABC soap "General Hospital" | ||
1974 | Film debut, Richard Lester's "Juggernaut"; last film appearance for eight years | |
1972 | Toured USA with Peter Brook's production of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" | |
1969 | Worked in repertory theater in the United Kingdom | |
1964 | Moved to England | |
| Born and raised in India | ||
Awards
1982 | BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor in Gandhi |