New Delhi: Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passed away at the age of 86. Saeed gave many memorable performances in films that will inspire generations to come.
His eloquence in dialogues and passion for acting made him a favourite of many. Saeed’s niece Shaheen Aggarwal took to Facebook to share the news with fans. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi paid his condolences on social media platform Twitter.
He starred in as many as 100 Hindi films, including acclaimed projects like Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj Ke Khiladi” opposite Sanjeev Kapoor. He credited Ray for bringing him back to Indian films.
His famous Bollywood outings include “Chashme Buddoor”, “Masoom”, “Kissi Se Na Kehna”, “Mandi”, “Mashaal” “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Ajooba” and “Henna” among many others.
Jaffrey’s international career saw him working with Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Roshan Seth, James Ivory, Richard Attenborough and Daniel Day-Lewis. Jaffrey received a BAFTA nomination for “My Beautiful Laundrette”. He is also the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to drama.
His noted international films are “The Man Who Would Be King”, “Death on the Nile”, “Sphinx”, “The Jewel in the Crown”, “A Passage to India”, My Beautiful Laundrette”, The Deceivers”, “After Midnight”, “On Wings of Fire” and “Chicken Tikka Masala”.
He will always be remembered for his roles in ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’, ‘Dil’, ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ and ‘Ajooba’. Born in Malerkotla, Punjab, Saeed married actress Mehrunima (Madhur Jaffrey), but parted ways in 1966 and later married Jennifer Jaffrey in 1980. Jaffrey will forever be alive in the hearts of his fans.
Bureau Report
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