Ranjit Chowdhry

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-09-19 (65 years old)

Deathday

2020-04-15

Place of Birth

Mumbai, India

Ranjit Chowdhry

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1997

Fire

as Mundu

1979

Baton Baton Mein

as Sabhi Perreira

1978

Khatta Meetha

as Russie Mistry

1995

The Perez Family

as Indian Immigration Official

2000

1991

Sam & Me

as Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

1995

Bleeding Hearts

as Fred Ghosh

1994

1996

Girl 6

as Indian Shopkeeper

1981

Chakra

as Benwa

2006

Last Holiday

as Dr. Gupta

1995

Bandit Queen

as Shiv Narain

1996

2006

Kettle of Fish

as Doorman

1980

Khubsoorat

as Jagan Gupta

1999

Coming Soon

as Afshin

2011

Breakaway

as Mr. Patel Senior

1994

Camilla

as Officer Kapur

2000

1998

Too Tired to Die

as Cab Driver

Production

1991

Sam & Me

as Screenplay

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