Roshan Seth is an Indian-born British actor, who appears mainly in British and American films. Best known for his role as antagonist Chattar Lal in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Jawaharlal Nehru in Gandhi, he is also noted for his critically acclaimed performances as in the films Mississippi Masala, Not Without My Daughter, My Beautiful Laundrette, Such a Long Journey, and Street Fighter: The Movie.\n', 'Seth was born in Patna, Bihar, India, to a Muslim Anglo-Indian mother and a Hindu father. His father was a biochemistry professor at Patna Medical College. He was educated at The Doon School, then did graduate studies in History at St Stephen\'s College. There, he honed his theatrical skills at the Shakespeare Society, before moving to England for further training.\n', 'He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in British repertory theatre.\n', 'Seth\'s first break came in Peter Brook\'s production of A Midsummer Night\'s Dream, which toured in 1972. Seth entered feature films in Richard Lester\'s Juggernaut (1974), but because subsequent filmmakers only wanted Seth for ethnic roles, his career abruptly stalled.\n', '

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