Cast

Saeed Jaffrey

1929 – 2015

Active years (films on this site)

1975–1985

Genres

DramaComedyAdventureWarHistory

Schools and movements

Indian Parallel CinemaBritish CinemaClassical Hollywood

Directors worked with

John Huston1 filmSatyajit Ray1 filmShyam Benegal1 filmStephen Frears1 film

Biography

Saeed Jaffrey 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 film 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 filmmakers 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), The Courtesans of Bombay (1983) and The Deceivers (1988).

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Awards and honours

International

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1995
• Fulbright Scholarship

National / local

• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1978
• Padma Shri in arts 2016

4 films on this site

1. The Man Who Would Be King 1975 · John Huston · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. The Chess Players 1977 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Mandi 1983 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
4. My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 · Stephen Frears · IMDb 6.8 · Cast