Saeed Jaffrey

​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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A Passage to India (1984)

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 fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lean
CAST:  Judy Davis  •  Alec Guinness  •  Peggy Ashcroft  •  James Fox

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 fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lean
CAST:  Judy Davis  •  Alec Guinness  •  Peggy Ashcroft  •  James Fox

Ajooba (1991)

This is a story of Ajooba, the masked legend, who was treated as the only protector of the people of Baharistan. Ajooba is none other than Ali, the real heir to the kingdom of Baharistan. Unfortunately for Ali, when he was just born, his father and mother were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Gennadi Vasilyev
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Dimple Kapadia  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Shammi Kapoor

This is a story of Ajooba, the masked legend, who was treated as the only protector of the people of Baharistan. Ajooba is none other than Ali, the real heir to the kingdom of Baharistan. Unfortunately for Ali, when he was just born, his father and mother were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Gennadi Vasilyev
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Dimple Kapadia  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Shammi Kapoor

Gandhi (1982)

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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 British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Attenborough
CAST:  Ben Kingsley  •  Rohini Hattangadi  •  Candice Bergen  •  Roshan Seth

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 British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Attenborough
CAST:  Ben Kingsley  •  Rohini Hattangadi  •  Candice Bergen  •  Roshan Seth

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at nothing to possess them. Peggy Ashcroft and Larry Pine star as two rapacious art collectors who come to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Peggy Ashcroft  •  Larry Pine  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Victor Banerjee

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at nothing to possess them. Peggy Ashcroft and Larry Pine star as two rapacious art collectors who come to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Peggy Ashcroft  •  Larry Pine  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Victor Banerjee

Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)

Kailashpati is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of young ladies for him, but is disappointed with them, as he feels they are too modern, speak English, and listen to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Farooq Shaikh  •  Deepti Naval  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Deven Verma

Kailashpati is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of young ladies for him, but is disappointed with them, as he feels they are too modern, speak English, and listen to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Farooq Shaikh  •  Deepti Naval  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Deven Verma

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Roshan Seth  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Gordon Warnecke

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Roshan Seth  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Gordon Warnecke

Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985)

Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Kapoor
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Mandakini  •  Divya Rana  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Kapoor
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Mandakini  •  Divya Rana  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Saagar (1985)

Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramesh Sippy
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Dimple Kapadia  •  Nadira

Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramesh Sippy
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Dimple Kapadia  •  Nadira

The Guru (1969)

Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Michael York  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Madhur Jaffrey

Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Michael York  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Madhur Jaffrey

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

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 Kipling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Michael Caine  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Saeed Jaffrey

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 Kipling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Michael Caine  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Saeed Jaffrey

The Razor's Edge (1984)

An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Byrum
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Theresa Russell  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Denholm Elliott

An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Byrum
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Theresa Russell  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Denholm Elliott

Henna (1991)

Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak's wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randhir Kapoor
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Zeba Bakhtiar  •  Ashwini Bhave  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak's wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randhir Kapoor
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Zeba Bakhtiar  •  Ashwini Bhave  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Aaina (1993)

Roma (Amrita Singh) leaves Ravi (Jackie Shroff) at the alter in pursuit of her bigger ambitions. Her sister Reema (Juhi Chawla), a pale reflection of Roma, steps in and saves the day for her family, having secretly been in love with Ravi all her life. The newly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Sareen
CAST:  Jackie Shroff  •  Juhi Chawla Mehta  •  Amrita Singh  •  Deepak Tijori

Roma (Amrita Singh) leaves Ravi (Jackie Shroff) at the alter in pursuit of her bigger ambitions. Her sister Reema (Juhi Chawla), a pale reflection of Roma, steps in and saves the day for her family, having secretly been in love with Ravi all her life. The newly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Sareen
CAST:  Jackie Shroff  •  Juhi Chawla Mehta  •  Amrita Singh  •  Deepak Tijori

Masala (1991)

An Indian-Canadian heroin addict becomes involved in the lives of his mother's family, watched over by the god Krishna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srinivas Krishna
CAST:  Srinivas Krishna  •  Sakina Jaffrey  •  Zohra Sehgal  •  Saeed Jaffrey

An Indian-Canadian heroin addict becomes involved in the lives of his mother's family, watched over by the god Krishna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srinivas Krishna
CAST:  Srinivas Krishna  •  Sakina Jaffrey  •  Zohra Sehgal  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Trimurti (1995)

Three brothers band together for a time, separate, then reunite for revenge on the man who killed their father and jailed their mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mukul Anand
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Anil Kapoor  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Three brothers band together for a time, separate, then reunite for revenge on the man who killed their father and jailed their mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mukul Anand
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Anil Kapoor  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Mohabbat (1997)

Rohit and Gaurav become best friends. Both unknowingly fall in love with the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reema Rakesh Nath
CAST:  Madhuri Dixit  •  Akshaye Khanna  •  Sanjay Kapoor  •  Farida Jalal

Rohit and Gaurav become best friends. Both unknowingly fall in love with the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reema Rakesh Nath
CAST:  Madhuri Dixit  •  Akshaye Khanna  •  Sanjay Kapoor  •  Farida Jalal

The Deceivers (1988)

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Meyer
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Shashi Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Helena Michell

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Meyer
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Shashi Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Helena Michell

After Midnight (1990)

An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shani Grewal
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Hayley Mills  •  Ian Dury  •  Dhirendra

An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shani Grewal
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Hayley Mills  •  Ian Dury  •  Dhirendra

Aunty No. 1 (1998)

Sandhya is in search of her prince charming and when Gopi comes to know about this he pretends to be a rich prince and Sandhya starts dating him. But soon she comes to know that Gopi is a poor man but nevertheless they start loving each other. Meanwhile Gopi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirti Kumar
CAST:  Govinda  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Kader Khan

Sandhya is in search of her prince charming and when Gopi comes to know about this he pretends to be a rich prince and Sandhya starts dating him. But soon she comes to know that Gopi is a poor man but nevertheless they start loving each other. Meanwhile Gopi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirti Kumar
CAST:  Govinda  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Kader Khan

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein (1995)

Sagar is a popular singer, and since he is a bachelor, he is always mobbed by young women wherever he stages his shows. On one such show in Srinagar, he meets with beautiful Sapna Narang, and after a few misunderstandings, both fall in love with each other. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Sumeet Saigal  •  Tabu

Sagar is a popular singer, and since he is a bachelor, he is always mobbed by young women wherever he stages his shows. On one such show in Srinagar, he meets with beautiful Sapna Narang, and after a few misunderstandings, both fall in love with each other. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rishi Kapoor  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Sumeet Saigal  •  Tabu
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