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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Sphinx (1981)

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Frank Langella  •  Maurice Ronet  •  John Gielgud

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Frank Langella  •  Maurice Ronet  •  John Gielgud

The Creation of Woman (1961)

This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi "act" out the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles F. Schwep
CAST:  Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury  •  Dinu  •  Anjali Devi  •  Saeed Jaffrey

This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi "act" out the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles F. Schwep
CAST:  Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury  •  Dinu  •  Anjali Devi  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Sauda (1995)

Jyoti and Deepak fall in love and get married to each other. However, due to several misunderstandings, they get separated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramesh Modi
CAST:  Neelam Kothari  •  Vikas Bhalla  •  Sumeet Saigal  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Jyoti and Deepak fall in love and get married to each other. However, due to several misunderstandings, they get separated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramesh Modi
CAST:  Neelam Kothari  •  Vikas Bhalla  •  Sumeet Saigal  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Ram Lakhan (1989)

Sharda vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber and Bhanu, and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer Ram and the easily tempted dreamer Lakhan. If the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Subhash Ghai
CAST:  Rakhee Gulzar  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Anil Kapoor  •  Madhuri Dixit

Sharda vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber and Bhanu, and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer Ram and the easily tempted dreamer Lakhan. If the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Subhash Ghai
CAST:  Rakhee Gulzar  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Anil Kapoor  •  Madhuri Dixit

The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors James Ivory and Ismail Merchant blend documentary footage and dramatic reenactments in their exploration of this seamy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismail Merchant
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Kareem Samar  •  Zohra Sehgal

In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors James Ivory and Ismail Merchant blend documentary footage and dramatic reenactments in their exploration of this seamy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismail Merchant
CAST:  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Kareem Samar  •  Zohra Sehgal

Deewana Mastana (1997)

Neha, a psychiatrist, is pursued by both Raja and Bunnu. While Raja is a small-time crook pretending to be an NRI, Bunnu is her patient. The two try to outsmart each other to win Neha's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dhawan
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Govinda  •  Juhi Chawla Mehta  •  Reema Lagoo

Neha, a psychiatrist, is pursued by both Raja and Bunnu. While Raja is a small-time crook pretending to be an NRI, Bunnu is her patient. The two try to outsmart each other to win Neha's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dhawan
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Govinda  •  Juhi Chawla Mehta  •  Reema Lagoo

Albela (2001)

Boy is loved by a girl, but he doesn't know. Boy becomes smitten with another girl, but she loves another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Sareen
CAST:  Govinda  •  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Boy is loved by a girl, but he doesn't know. Boy becomes smitten with another girl, but she loves another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Sareen
CAST:  Govinda  •  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Snapshots (2002)

An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudolf van den Berg
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Julie Christie  •  Carmen Chaplin  •  Jemima Rooper

An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudolf van den Berg
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Julie Christie  •  Carmen Chaplin  •  Jemima Rooper

Mr In-Between (2001)

A terrifying love triangle. An original twist on a story of divided loyalties, the perils of love and ultimate death. A haunting tale set in a London at times beautiful and ugly, but always captivating. A story that plays with the shadows and light of an underworld ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sarossy
CAST:  Andrew Howard  •  Geraldine O'Rawe  •  David Calder  •  Andrew Tiernan

A terrifying love triangle. An original twist on a story of divided loyalties, the perils of love and ultimate death. A haunting tale set in a London at times beautiful and ugly, but always captivating. A story that plays with the shadows and light of an underworld ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sarossy
CAST:  Andrew Howard  •  Geraldine O'Rawe  •  David Calder  •  Andrew Tiernan

Mad Dogs (2002)

London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns, young drifter and certified schizophrenic, is hearing voices again - on Underground trains, over supermarket tannoys, and on his own T.V. He has 30 hours, a last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
CAST:  Paul Barber  •  Jonathan Pryce  •  Indira Varma  •  Iain Fraser

London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns, young drifter and certified schizophrenic, is hearing voices again - on Underground trains, over supermarket tannoys, and on his own T.V. He has 30 hours, a last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
CAST:  Paul Barber  •  Jonathan Pryce  •  Indira Varma  •  Iain Fraser

Beyond the Next Mountain (2004)

The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Edward Ashley  •  Barry Foster  •  Wayne Heffley  •  Saeed Jaffrey

The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Edward Ashley  •  Barry Foster  •  Wayne Heffley  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Chicken Tikka Masala (2005)

Jimi (Chris Bisson), the Chopra family's only son, gets caught off guard when his high-handed parents (Saeed Jaffrey and Jamila Massey) announce an arranged marriage to Simran (Jinder Mahal), a lovely girl from a respectable family. Problem is, Jimi's gay, so to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmage Singh Kalirai
CAST:  Chris Bisson  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Sally Bankes  •  Peter Ash

Jimi (Chris Bisson), the Chopra family's only son, gets caught off guard when his high-handed parents (Saeed Jaffrey and Jamila Massey) announce an arranged marriage to Simran (Jinder Mahal), a lovely girl from a respectable family. Problem is, Jimi's gay, so to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmage Singh Kalirai
CAST:  Chris Bisson  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Sally Bankes  •  Peter Ash

Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985)

Widower Vijay lives in a village with his family. He unwittingly makes an enemy in Lala and a bandit, Bhagad, who conspire and throw him out of the village. But Vijay soon returns as a changed man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sunil Hingorani
CAST:  Rati Agnihotri  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Dharmendra  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Widower Vijay lives in a village with his family. He unwittingly makes an enemy in Lala and a bandit, Bhagad, who conspire and throw him out of the village. But Vijay soon returns as a changed man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sunil Hingorani
CAST:  Rati Agnihotri  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Dharmendra  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Star (1982)

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinod Pande
CAST:  Kumar Gaurav  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Rati Agnihotri  •  Raj Kiran

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinod Pande
CAST:  Kumar Gaurav  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Rati Agnihotri  •  Raj Kiran

Dilwale (1994)

The Police Commissioner, Advocate Sinha and Police Inspector Vikram Singh arrive at the Central Mental Hospital to speak with an inmate, Arun Saxena. They hope to get Vikram to befriend Arun so that they could unravel the mystery as to why Arun ended up romancing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Baweja
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Suniel Shetty  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Gulshan Grover

The Police Commissioner, Advocate Sinha and Police Inspector Vikram Singh arrive at the Central Mental Hospital to speak with an inmate, Arun Saxena. They hope to get Vikram to befriend Arun so that they could unravel the mystery as to why Arun ended up romancing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Baweja
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Suniel Shetty  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Gulshan Grover

Bunker Hill (2008)

Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Willmott
CAST:  James McDaniel  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Laura Kirk  •  Kevin Geer

Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Willmott
CAST:  James McDaniel  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Laura Kirk  •  Kevin Geer

Ek Hi Raasta (1993)

Can Karan Singh stop Kubla, the vile terrorist from ruling over all of India and save Col. Choudry and his daughter Priya?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Bahry
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Deven Verma

Can Karan Singh stop Kubla, the vile terrorist from ruling over all of India and save Col. Choudry and his daughter Priya?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepak Bahry
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Saeed Jaffrey  •  Deven Verma

Veergati (1995)

A gangster and his flunkies abduct and kill a man's daughter. Soon, the man's adopted son sets out to avenge her death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K.K. Singh
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Farida Jalal  •  Divya Dutta  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

A gangster and his flunkies abduct and kill a man's daughter. Soon, the man's adopted son sets out to avenge her death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K.K. Singh
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Farida Jalal  •  Divya Dutta  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Bambai Ka Babu (1996)

Film starring Saif Ali Khan, Atul Agnihotri and Kajol  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vikram Bhatt
CAST:  Saif Ali Khan  •  Kajol  •  Atul Agnihotri  •  Vaishnavi

Film starring Saif Ali Khan, Atul Agnihotri and Kajol  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vikram Bhatt
CAST:  Saif Ali Khan  •  Kajol  •  Atul Agnihotri  •  Vaishnavi

Nishchaiy (1992)

The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmayeel Shroff
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Vinod Khanna  •  Karisma Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey

The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmayeel Shroff
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Vinod Khanna  •  Karisma Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey
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