- 2007: Reteamed with Blanchett to direct "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," a sequel to his award winning feature "Elizabeth"
- 2006: Formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation with Sir Richard Branson, author Deepak Chopra and entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Suresh Seetharaman and Gotham Chopra
- 2002: Helmed the remake of "Four Feathers" starring Heath Ledger, and Kate Hudson
- 2002: Executive produced the Bollywood-themed Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Bombay Dreams" in London's West End
- 1998: Directed the Academy Award-winning period film "Elizabeth," starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Joseph Fiennes
- 1994: Earned international success with the controversial film "Bandit Queen," originally made for British TV
- 1990: Acted in the Bollywood film, "Drishti"
- 1987: Had box-office success with the children's fantasy "Mr. India"
- 1983: Won praise for his directorial debut "Masoom/Innocent"
- 1977: Returned to India at age 25 to pursue show business career (date approximate)
- Appeared as leading actor in three unsuccessful features
- Established an Indian talkies film company with Ram Gopal Verma and Mani Ratnam
- Emmigrated to London; worked as an accountant and later a management consultant




