of The Sandman. In 2022 108 Media hired Bhaskar to play the title role in a television series based on the Inspector Singh novels. Personal life In January 2005, Bhaskar married comedian Meera Syal in Lichfield, Staffordshire. They have a son, Shaan, who was born at the Portland Hospital on 2 December 2005. In February 2009 Bhaskar and other entertainers wrote an open letter to The Times protesting against the trial of leaders of the Baháʼí Faith then being held in Iran. Politics Before the 2010 general election Bhaskar was one of 48 celebrities who signed a letter warning against Conservative Party policy towards the BBC. Filmography Film Television The Way It Is (2000) as various characters Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came From (2001) as various characters Comic Relief 2003 (2003) as Sanjeev Kumar Celebration's Advertisement (2004) – as himself L'Entente Cordiale (2006) as Commander Bashir India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (2007) as himself Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy – as himself Written Goodness Gracious Me (1998) The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–06) Mumbai Calling (2007–08) Composed Goodness Gracious Me (1998) Mumbai Calling Pilot Episode (2007) Stage Art (2002) Whitehall Theatre, London, as Yvan Spamalot (2008) Palace Theatre, London, as King Arthur Totally Looped (2009) UK Tour See also British comedy References External links 1963 births Living people 20th-century British male actors 20th-century English comedians 21st-century British male actors 21st-century English comedians Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire British male film actors British male television actors British male voice actors British male actors of Indian descent British people of South Asian descent Comedians from London Male actors from London Male television writers Officers of the Order of the British Empire People associated with the University of Sussex People from Ealing