Indian Actors in Western Films

Irrfan Khan voiced the character of Shere Khan in the 2016 live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book", directed by Jon Favreau.

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983 for her costume design work in the film "Gandhi".

Irrfan Khan portrayed the character of Khan, a spiritual guide and caretaker of a remote monastery, in Wes Anderson's 2008 film "The Darjeeling Limited".

Victor Banerjee essayed the role of Dr. Aziz, a respected Indian physician, in David Lean's 1984 film adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel "A Passage to India".

Bill Murray, an American actor, provided the voice for the character of Baloo in the 2016 live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book".

Ben Kingsley, an English actor, portrayed Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 biographical film "Gandhi", winning an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Naveen Andrews, an English actor of Indian descent, played the role of Hasnat Khan, a Pakistani heart surgeon who had a romantic relationship with Princess Diana, in the 2008 film "Diana".

Dev Patel, an English actor of Indian descent, portrayed Srinivasa Ramanujan, a brilliant Indian mathematician, in the 2015 biographical drama "The Man Who Knew Infinity".

Ajay Devgn portrayed Bhagat Singh, a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement, in the 2002 biographical film "The Legend of Bhagat Singh".

Hrithik Roshan essayed the role of the Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker's 2008 epic historical romance "Jodhaa Akbar".

Sachin Khedekar portrayed Subhash Chandra Bose, a prominent Indian nationalist leader, in the 2004 biographical film "Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero".

Anupam Kher played the role of Lala Lajpat Rai, a prominent Indian nationalist leader and mentor to Bhagat Singh, in the 2002 film "The Legend of Bhagat Singh".

Sunil Shetty portrayed Chandrashekhar Azad, a prominent Indian revolutionary and close associate of Bhagat Singh, in the 2002 film "The Legend of Bhagat Singh".

Akshaye Khanna essayed the role of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India and a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement, in the 2007 biographical drama "Gandhi, My Father".

Paresh Rawal portrayed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a prominent Indian nationalist leader and the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, in the 2018 biographical drama "Sardar".