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Saeed Jaffrey

Actor | * 01/08/1929 († 86, 11/15/2015) | Maler Kotla, Punjab (India)
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Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies. During the 1980s and 1990s he was considered to be Britain's highest-profile Asian actor, thanks to his leading roles in the movie My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and television series The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He played an instrumental part in bringing together film makers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant and acted in several of their Merchant Ivory Productions films such as The Guru (1969), Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard ...

The Man Who Would Be King

PG

1975 | 3.8/5 | 2h 9min
Adventure, Drama
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Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her ...

A Passage to India

PG

1984 | 3.4/5 | 2h 43min
Drama, Adventure, History
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In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the ...

Gandhi

PG

1982 | 3.8/5 | 3h 11min
Drama, History
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A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads. ...

My Beautiful Laundrette

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1985 | 3.4/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Saeed Jaffrey

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Padma Shri in Arts Fulbright Program Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Saeed Jaffrey as Actor(102)

as Vikram Verma2009 Sanam Teri Kasam
as Mr. Farook2008 Bunker Hill
2005 Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
as C. P. Chopra2005 Chicken Tikka Masala
as Prime Minister2004 Beyond the Next Mountain
as Ibrahim2002 Snapshots
as The Great Gazuka2002 Mad Dogs
2002 Day Of the Sirens
as Sonia's father2001 Albela
as Mr. Basmati2001 Mr In-Between
as Komal's Father1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
as Colonel Sadanand Dhongre1998 Aunty No. 1
as Arjun's Father1998 Achanak
as Mr. Sahay1997 Udaan
as Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma1997 Deewana Mastana
as Rai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father1997 Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat
as Dharamdas Bajaj1997 Naseeb
as Inspector General of Police1997 Mahaanta
as Mr. Sahni1997 Judaai
as Madanlal "Madan" Kapoor1997 Mohabbat
as Ashok1997 The Journey
as Madadgar1996 English Babu Desi Mem
as Roshanlal1996 Jaan
as Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)1996 Bambai Ka Babu
1996 Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
as Pooja's dad1995 Veergati
as Ranvir Singh1995 Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
as Ramakant Sahay1995 Kartavya
1995 Angrakshak
as Bhanu1995 Trimurti
as Police Commissioner1994 Dilwale
as Bhanupratap Saigal1994 Yeh Dillagi
1994 Salaami
as SP Pratap Solanki1993 15th August
1993 Aashik Aawara
as Mr. Mathur1993 Aaina
as Colonel Choudhry1993 Ek Hi Raasta
as Suryakant Gujral1992 Nishchaiy
as Police Commissioner1992 Vansh
as J.B.1992 Suryavanshi
as Seth Din Dayal1991 Indrajeet
as Mr. Mehra1991 Yaara Dildara
as Khan Baba1991 Henna
as Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna1991 Masala
as Ram Prasad1990 Ghar Ho To Aisa
as Mr. Mehra1990 Dil
1990 Pathar Ke Insan
as Jas1990 After Midnight
as Chacha1990 Shandaar
as Shakuntala's Father1990 Aandhiyan
as Vidya Charan1990 Kishen Kanhaiya
as Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap1989 Ram Lakhan
as Master Dinanath1989 Daata
as Vishwannath1989 Chaalbaaz
1989 Hisaab Khoon Ka
as Masterji (Guest Appearance)1989 Eeshwar
1989 Aakhri Ghulam
as Inder Sen Gujral1988 Vijay
as Mr. Patel1988 Just Ask for Diamond
as Hussein1988 The Deceivers
as Yakub Saeed1987 Jalwa
as Brij Bhushan Saxena1987 Khudgarz
1987 Avam
1987 Partition
1987 A View from a Window
as Anand's chacha1986 Aulad
as Pinto Ustad1986 Kala Dhanda Goray Log
as Rajhan1985 Phir Aayee Barsat
as Nasser Ali1985 My Beautiful Laundrette
as Mr. D'Silva1985 Saagar
as Lala Dayaluram1985 Karishma Kudrat Kaa
as Kunj Bihari1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili
as Shastri1985 Jaanoo
as Hamidullah1984 A Passage to India
as Narrator1984 Nehru
as Kishorilal1984 Mashaal
as Raaz1984 The Razor's Edge
as Lalaji1983 Kissi Se Na Kehna
1983 The Courtesans of Bombay
as Suri1983 Masoom
as Major Agarwal1983 Mandi
as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel1982 Gandhi
as Rana1982 Star
as Selim1981 Sphinx
as Lalan Mian1981 Chashme Buddoor
as Frankie Bhoolabhoy1980 Staying On
as Saeed1980 Ek Baar Phir
as Taj1979 The Last Giraffe
as Merchant1978 The After Dinner Joke
as Sri Narain1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Gurjeet Singh Khera1978 Destiny
as Servant (uncredited)1978 Death on the Nile
as Mir Roshan Ali1977 The Chess Players
as Rafiq1975 Gangsters
as Billy Fish1975 The Man Who Would Be King
as Mukarjee1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
as District Chief1971 The Horsemen
as Murad1969 The Guru
as The Pitch-Man1968 Stalked
as Circus Worker1964 Parable
as Narrator (voice)1961 The Creation of Woman
as Narrator1959 The Sword and the Flute

TV Shows/Series with Saeed Jaffrey as Actor(19)

as Vijay Shah1994 Little Napoleons
as Nat Prabhakar1994 Common As Muck
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
as Karim Khan1988 Tamas
1985 Tandoori Nights
as Biju Ram1984 The Far Pavilions
as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat1984 The Jewel in the Crown
as Dr Kunzru1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Mukerjee1979 Minder
1976 Gangsters
1975 Rumpole of the Bailey
as The Doctor1975 Two's Company
1974 Notorious Woman
1972 The Regiment
as President's Aide1972 The Protectors
1970 Play for Today
as Merchant1970 Play for Today
1967 Callan
as Mr. Hamidullah1965 Play of the Month

Full Name: Saeed Jaffrey
Citizenship: India
Born: Tuesday, 01/08 1929 (January) in Maler Kotla, Punjab (India)
Died: Sunday, 11/15 2015 (November) in London (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Educated at: Aligarh Muslim University, The Catholic University of America, University of Allahabad, Minto Circle, St George's College, Mussoorie
Spouses (current/former): Madhur Jaffrey, Jennifer Jaffrey
Children: Sakina Jaffrey, Meera Jaffrey
Siblings: Hameed Jaffrey
Other names for Saeed Jaffrey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sayeed Jaffery"
"Saeed Jaferey"
"Saeed Jafferey"
"Saeed Jafferi"
"Saeed Jaffery"
"Sayed Jaffrey"
"Sayeed Jaffrey"
"Saeed Jaffry"
"Saeed Jafrey"
Saeed Jaffrey frequently works together with these people:
Kader Khan (15x, Actor)
Anupam Kher (11x, Actor)
Amrish Puri (10x, Actor)
Shakti Kapoor (10x, Actor)
Anil Kapoor (9x, Actor)
James Ivory (8x, Crew)
Reema Lagoo (8x, Actress)
Peter Cellier (7x, Actor)
Mohnish Behl (7x, Actor)
Gulshan Grover (7x, Actor)
Goga Kapoor (7x, Actor)
Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (7x, Crew)
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