Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry (September 19, 1955 – April 15, 2020) was an Indian character actor, known for his roles in television, movies, and theatre. Early in his career, he had prominent parts in Hindi comedies. After moving to the United States in the 1980s, Chowdhry starred in the English language films Lonely in America (1990) and Sam & Me (1991), the latter of which he also wrote. He would go on to have supporting roles in films such as Mississippi Masala, It Could Happen to You, Camilla, Girl 6, I'm Not Rappaport, Autumn in New York, and Last Holiday. He is also remembered for his two appearances on The Office as Vikram, a wise telemarketer and former surgeon who briefly works with Michael.

Casted

It Could Happen to You

Played Mr. Patel

Average Rating

6.7

872 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 1994

32 years ago
Last Holiday

Played Dr. Gupta

Average Rating

7.2

823 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 2006

20 years ago
Autumn in New York

Played Fakir

Average Rating

6.1

742 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 2000

26 years ago
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Played Babu

Average Rating

5.7

180 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1997

29 years ago
Girl 6

Played Indian Shopkeeper

Average Rating

4.9

118 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1996

30 years ago
Mississippi Masala

Played Anil

Average Rating

6.3

91 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1991

35 years ago
Fire

Played Mundu

Average Rating

6.7

67 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 1997

29 years ago
Bandit Queen

Played Shiv Narain

Average Rating

6.6

59 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1994

32 years ago
The Perez Family

Played Indian Immigration Official

Average Rating

6.1

40 votes

Release Date

May 12, 1995

31 years ago
Coming Soon

Played Afshin

Average Rating

5.7

35 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1999

27 years ago
I'm Not Rappaport

Played Kamir

Average Rating

5.6

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1996

29 years ago
Bollywood/Hollywood

Played Rocky

Average Rating

5.6

30 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2002

23 years ago
Breakaway

Played Mr. Patel Senior

Average Rating

5.4

27 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 2011

14 years ago
Camilla

Played Officer Kapur

Average Rating

5.5

22 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 1994

31 years ago
Kettle of Fish

Played Doorman

Average Rating

4.6

14 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 2006

19 years ago
Khubsoorat

Played Jagan Gupta

Average Rating

6.5

13 votes

Release Date

Feb 26, 1980

46 years ago
Too Tired to Die

Played Cab Driver

Average Rating

4.9

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 1998

28 years ago
Baton Baton Mein

Played Sabhi Perreira

Average Rating

6.1

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1979

47 years ago
Chakra

Played Benwa

Average Rating

5.1

8 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1981

45 years ago
Khatta Meetha

Played Russie Mistry

Average Rating

6.6

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 1978

48 years ago
King of the Jungle

Played Mr. Sith

Average Rating

4.6

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 2000

25 years ago
Lonely in America

Played Arun

Average Rating

4.0

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1990

36 years ago
My Own Country

Average Rating

3.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 1998

28 years ago
Bleeding Hearts

Played Fred Ghosh

Average Rating

3.8

4 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1995

30 years ago
Sam & Me

Played Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1991

35 years ago
Boozecan

Played Snake

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1994

31 years ago
On Golden Years

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2014

11 years ago

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