| 1 | '''Saeed Jaffrey (b. 1929)''' |
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| 4 | Internationaly successful actor born in Maler |
| 5 | Kotla in Punjab. His father worked in the |
| 6 | Indian Medical service. Degree in history in |
| 7 | Allahabad; worked for AIR (1951-6); formed |
| 8 | English theatre company, the Unity Theatre, in |
| 9 | New Delhi (1951). Worked for TV in India |
| 10 | (1955-6). Studied at RADA in London (1956) |
| 11 | and at the Catholic University of America. |
| 12 | Worked for United Nations Radio and at the |
| 13 | India Tourist Office in the USA (1958-60). |
| 14 | Toured Shakespeare across the USA and joined |
| 15 | the Actors’ Studio in New York. Extensive stage |
| 16 | career in the USA and in Great Britain (1966). |
| 17 | Cartoonist for New York Mirror. Wrote, |
| 18 | produced and narrated Reflections of India for |
| 19 | WQXR radio (1961-2). Made a recording of his |
| 20 | poetry readings, Adventures in Appreciation. |
| 21 | Hindi début in Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi. |
| 22 | Acts in many commercial Hindi films often |
| 23 | using the Lucknowi dialect. Narrated early |
| 24 | Merchant-Ivory shorts and appeared in their |
| 25 | features. Numerous TV appearances in Britain, |
| 26 | including his own series Tandoori Nights |
| 27 | (1985-7). Made a big impact in the innovative |
| 28 | TV series Gangsters and in the British TV film, |
| 29 | My Beautiful Launderette. |
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| 31 | '''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1969: Callan: The Worst |
| 32 | Soldier I Ever Saw (TV); The Guru; View from |
| 33 | the Window (TV); The Perfumed Garden; |
| 34 | 1971: The Horsemen; 1972: The Sun Rises in |
| 35 | the East (TV); 1974: The Wilby Conspiracy; |
| 36 | 1975: The Man Who Would Be King; 1976: |
| 37 | Gangsters (TV); 1977: Shatranj Ke Khiladi; |
| 38 | 1978: Hullabaloo over Georgie and Bonnie’s |
| 39 | Pictures; The Last Giraffe; Destiny (TV); 1979: |
| 40 | Tales of the Unexpected: Poison (TV); Minder: |
| 41 | The Bengal Tiger (TV); Ek Baar Phir; 1980: We |
| 42 | Think the World of You (TV); Staying On (TV); |
| 43 | 1981: Chashme Buddoor; Sphinx; 1982: |
| 44 | Star; Gandhi; Courtesans of Bombay; |
| 45 | Masoom; 1983: The Jewel in the Crown (TV); |
| 46 | Kisise Na Kehna; Romance, Romance; |
| 47 | Agaman; Ek Din Bahu Ka; Mandi; Cricketer; |
| 48 | 1984: A Passage to India; The Far Pavilions |
| 49 | (TV); Mashaal; Bhavna; The Razor’s Edge; Le |
| 50 | Soleil se leve a l’est; 1985: Sagar; Phir Aayi |
| 51 | Barsaat; My Beautiful Laundrette (TV); Far |
| 52 | from the Kama Sutra (TV); White Lies (TV); |
| 53 | Down With Oswald Pick (TV); Far from the |
| 54 | Ganges (TV); Film Fare (TV); Ram Teri |
| 55 | Ganga Maili; Jaanoo; Karishma Kudrat Ka; |
| 56 | Tandoori Nights (TV); 1986: Mohammed’s |
| 57 | Daughter (Sh); Qatl; Jalwa; Kala Dhandha |
| 58 | Goray Log; 1987: Awaam; Khudgarz; Aulad; |
| 59 | Adalat; Isi Bahane (TV); Tamas (TV); Killing |
| 60 | on the Exchange (TV); 1988: Vijay; Khoon |
| 61 | Bhari Maang; Just Ask for Diamond; Eeshwar; |
| 62 | Kab Tak Chup Rahungi; Hero Hiralal; The |
| 63 | Deceivers; Partition (TV); 1989: Ram Lakhan; |
| 64 | Daata; Aakhri Gulam; Hisab Khoon Ka; |
| 65 | Chaalbaaz; Hard Cases (TV); Manika, Une vie |
| 66 | plus tard; Romancing the Taj (TV); 1990: |
| 67 | Aandhiyan; Yaadon Ka Mausam; Sindoor Ki |
| 68 | Awaaz; Solah Satra; Diwana Mujhsa Nahin; |
| 69 | Dil; Naya Khoon; Shaandaar; After Midnight; |
| 70 | Ghar Ho To Asia; Patthar Ke Insaan; 1991: |
| 71 | Ajooba; Masala; Harum Scarum (TV); |
| 72 | Rumpole and the Quacks (TV); Gunehgaar |
| 73 | Kaun; Henna; Indrajit; Yaara Dildara; 1992: |
| 74 | Vartmaan; Suryavanshi; Laatsaab; Nishchay; |
| 75 | 1993: Balma; Guddu; Anmol; Chalte Chalte |
| 76 | (TV); Aashiq Awara; Aaina; 15th August; Ek |
| 77 | Hi Raasta; Aulad Ke Dushman; Little |
| 78 | Napoleons (TV); 1994: Param Veer Chakra; |
| 79 | Dilwale; Bali Umar Ko Salaam; Salami; Yeh |
| 80 | Dillagi; 1995: Sauda; Vartaman; Jai Vikranta; |
| 81 | Param Veer Chakra; Prem; Saajan Ki Baahon |
| 82 | Mein; Veergati; Kartavya; Angrakshak; |
| 83 | Gambler; Trimurti. |
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