Moti Makan

Actor

Biography

Moti Makan's name roughly translates to Big House.

Filmography

7.2

Minder

Indian in Pub

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

7.3

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Guard

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

7.6

Gandhi

Traveller on Train Roof

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

5.7

Me & My Girl

Shyam Sharma

While running the advertising agency Eyecatchers, Simon Harrap explores his relationships with his daughter Samantha, his business partner Derek Yates, and a string of romantic liaisons. His mother-in-law, Nell, often interferes in his attempts to raise Samantha on his own, but usually haa her granddaughter's best interests at heart.

6.8

A Passage to India

Guide

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

5.7

Venom

Mr Mukerjee

International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.

6.6

The Sign of Four

Lal Rao

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.

5.3

Bhaji on the Beach

Ranjit's Father

A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.

N/A

Pasmore

Shopkeeper

Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.

7.5

Comedians

Mr Patel

Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.

9.0

The Garland

Raji's friends

"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.

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