Person

Saeed Jaffrey

Acting · 1929–2015 · Maler Kotla, Punjab, India

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saeed Jaffrey OBE (1929 - 2015) was an Indian-born British actor, who made numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits included The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters (1975–1978), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder (TV series) as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saeed Jaffrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2009Sanam Teri KasamVikram Verma
2008Open SecretsUncle Ravi
2008Bunker HillMr. Farook
2005Chicken Tikka MasalaC. P. Chopra
2005Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
2003100 Greatest Sexy MomentsSelf
2002Mad DogsThe Great Gazuka
2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesAkram Malik
2002SnapshotsIbrahim
2002Day of the SirensAlbert Page
2001Mr In-BetweenMr. Basmati
2001AlbelaSonia's father
2000Perfect WorldMaggie's Father
1998NaseebDharamdas Bajaj
1998Guru in SevenMr.Walia
1998AchanakArjun's Father
1998Dildara
1998Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiKomal's Father
1998Aunty No. 1Colonel Sadanand Dhongre
1998Animated World FaithsMardana (voice)
1997Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
1997Deewana MastanaChander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma
1997UdaanMr. Sahay
1997MohabbatMadanlal "Madan" Kapoor
1997Raja Ki Ayegi BaraatRai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father
1997MahaantaInspector General of Police
1997HARDtalk
1997JudaaiMr. Sahni
1997The JourneyAshok
1996JaanRoshanlal
1996English Babu Desi MemMadadgar
1996Bambai Ka BabuVicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)
1995TrimurtiBhanu
1995Angrakshak
1995VeergatiPooja's dad
1995KartavyaRamakant Sahay
1995Saajan Ki Baahon MeinRanvir Singh
1995Prem
1995SaudaPrakash's uncle
1994Two Oranges and a MangoFather
1994Common As MuckNat Prabhakar
1994Mustang: The Hidden KingdomKhamtruel Rimpoche (voice)
1994Little NapoleonsVijay Shah
1994Yeh DillagiBhanupratap Saigal
1994LiberationMohammad Ali Jinnah
1994Salaami
1994Baali Umar Ko SalaamJalan
1994DilwalePolice Commissioner
1993Ek Hi RaastaColonel Choudhry
199315th AugustSP Pratap Solanki
1993AnmolS. J
1993AainaMr. Mathur
1993Aashik Aawara
1992NishchaiySuryakant Gujral
1992Laat SaabRai Sahib
1992SuryavanshiJ.B.
1992VanshPolice Commissioner
1991Yaara DildaraMr. Mehra
1991Pebble MillSelf
1991MasalaLallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
1991IndrajeetSeth Din Dayal
1991HennaKhan Baba
1991Afsana Pyar Ka
1991AjoobaAmir Khan
1990DilMr. Mehra
1990AandhiyanShakuntala's Father
1990Ghar Ho To AisaRam Prasad
1990Kishen KanhaiyaVidya Charan
1990ShandaarChacha
1990Pathar Ke Insan
1990After MidnightJas
1989ChaalbaazVishwannath
1989Hisaab Khoon Ka
1989Aakhri Ghulam
1989DaataMaster Dinanath
1989Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
1989EeshwarMasterji (Guest Appearance)
1989Ram LakhanPolice Commissioner Arun Kashyap
1988Hero Hiralal
1988Khoon Bhari Maang
1988The DeceiversHussein
1988Just Ask for DiamondMr. Patel
1988VijayInder Sen Gujral
1988TamasKarim Khan
1988Ek Aadmi
1987AvamDefense Advocate
1987A View from a Window
1987Partition
1987KhudgarzBrij Bhushan Saxena
1987JalwaYakub Saeed
1987A Killing on the ExchangeMusquat Singh
1987AuladAnand's chacha
1986Living Legend - Raj KapoorSelf
1986Love MatchKaramat
1986On Wings of FireJadav Rana, the Hindu King
1986Kala Dhanda Goray LogPinto Ustad
1985Karishma Kudrat KaaLala Dayaluram
1985JaanooShastri
1985My Beautiful LaundretteNasser Ali
1985Ram Teri Ganga MailiKunj Bihari
1985SaagarMr. D'Silva
1985Phir Aayee BarsatRajhan
1985Tandoori NightsJimmy Sharma
1984A Passage to IndiaHamidullah
1984NehruNarrator
1984The Razor's EdgeRaaz
1984BhavnaRam Kishen
1984MitchZahoor Ahmed
1984Me & My GirlRanjit Sharma
1984The Far PavilionsBiju Ram
1984MashaalKishorilal
1984The Jewel in the CrownAhmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
1983Kissi Se Na KehnaLalaji
1983MandiMajor Agarwal
1983MasoomSuri
1983The Courtesans of Bombay
1982GandhiSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
1982StarRana
1982Aagaman
1981Chashme BuddoorLalan Mian
1981Beyond the Next MountainPrime Minister
1981SphinxSelim
1980Staying OnFrankie Bhoolabhoy
1980We Think the World of YouThe Maharaja
1980Ek Baar PhirSaeed
1979MinderMukerjee
1979The Last GiraffeTaj
1979Tales of the UnexpectedDr Kunzru
1978Death on the NileServant (uncredited)
1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesSri Narain
1978StrangersNarayan Bose
1978Race for SurvivalPatel
1978The After Dinner JokeMerchant
1978DestinyGurjeet Singh Khera
1977The Chess PlayersMir Roshan Ali
1976GangstersAslam Rafiq
1976ShuttlecockDr. Haq
1976Plays for BritainDr. Haq
1975Rumpole of the BaileyDr. Ghulam Rahmat
1975The Man Who Would Be KingBilly Fish
1975Two's CompanyThe Doctor
1975The Wilby ConspiracyAnil Mukerjee
1975GangstersRafiq
1972The ProtectorsPresident's Aide
1972The Regiment
1971The HorsemenDistrict Chief
1970Play for TodayGurjeet Singh Khera
1969Strange ReportAmeen
1969The GuruMurad
1968StalkedThe Pitch-Man
1967Callan
1965A Passage to IndiaMr Hamidullah
1965BBC Play of the MonthMr. Hamidullah
1965The TroubleshootersSunil Seth
1964ParableCircus Worker
1964Ravi Shankar Plays a RagaNarrator
1961The Creation of WomanNarrator (voice)
1959The Sword and the FluteNarrator
1956Tony AwardsSelf - In Memoriam (archive footage)

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