Cast & creator

Benjamin Gilani

IMDb

Best known for Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, Hotel Kingston, Guilty Minds

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1977–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Himself · 2002

Hotel Kingston

Govind Sahay: Shelly's father · 2004

★ 6.2

Guilty Minds

Justice Munnawar Quaze · 2022

★ 7.2

Bajirao Mastani

King Chhatrasal · 2015

★ 6.5

The Diplomat

Acting · 2025

Across film & television

Filmography (26)

Showing 26 of 26 credits

Series

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Himself

2002

Series

Hotel Kingston

Govind Sahay: Shelly's father

2004

Series

★ 6.2

Guilty Minds

Justice Munnawar Quaze

2022

Movie

★ 7.2

Bajirao Mastani

King Chhatrasal

2015

Movie

★ 6.5

The Diplomat

2025

Movie

★ 6.8

Laila Majnu

Sarwar Bhat

2018

Movie

★ 5.0

Hum Dum

2005

Movie

★ 7.9

Mirch Masala

Masterji

1987

Movie

★ 8.3

Alaap

Kishan

1977

Movie

★ 5.8

Game

Mr. Khanna

2011

Movie

★ 7.4

Party

Sahani

1984

Movie

★ 7.1

Sardar

Jawaharlal Nehru

1993

Movie

★ 4.9

Bhavni Bhavai

Prime Minister

1981

Movie

★ 6.0

Music School

2023

Movie

Abhay

1995

Movie

★ 3.7

Rise of the Zombie

Dr. Dave Parker

2013

Movie

★ 5.6

Barah Aana

Mr. Mehta

2009

Series

Shama

Advocate Jamal Ali (Ahmad Ali's Nephew)

2011

Movie

The Volume Zero: The Work of Charles Correa

Narrator

2008

Movie

★ 5.0

Hail Democracy!

Gen. G.S. Sandhu

2015

Movie

My Story

1982

Movie

The Coffin Maker

Jose

2013

Movie

★ 8.0

Wrong Number

Dr. Mathur

2003

Movie

Twelve Months

Subhanrao

2016

Movie

★ 7.0

Musafir

Anand

1986

Movie

Daamad Chaahiye

Vinod Singhal

1985