Bollywood Mourns Death of Saeed Jaffrey

“Today, a generation of Jaffreys has passed away. Saeed Jaffrey has joined his brothers and sister and is rejoicing in the lap of his Heavenly Father, eternally”.

The response read: “This is a message from my aunt for all you kind people: My darling husband Saeed died very peacefully on Saturday morning, in London, following a very sudden brain haemorrhage”.

The Indian-born British actor appeared in the Oscar-winning Gandhi and films such as My handsome Laundrette, as well as many Bollywood films and British television productions, including Coronation Street. He appeared in over 200 movies, a few of them global projects like Gandhi, The Man Who Would Be King, A Passage to India, Sphinx, My lovely Laundrette, The Deceivers and After Midnight.

Reality TV World now offers Facebook Comments on our stories. The superstar had a long association with the veteran actor having worked with him in five films including “Jab Pyar Kisi We Hota Hai, Deewana Mastana, Veergati” and others.

Jaffrey is survived by his wife Jennifer Jaffrey, whom he married in 1980.

Expressing grief over the demise of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the multifaceted actor would be remembered for his flair and versatility.

Jaffrey, who started his career in All India Radio, served as the Radio Director during 1951-1956.

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Mr. Jaffrey worked with actors and directors including Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, James Ivory and Richard Attenborough. He studied History to post-graduate level before embarking on a life in the theatre that took him to New Delhi, where he founded his own English language company, Unity Theatre. Apart from movies and plays, Saeed starred in television show – Gangsters (1975-1978), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985-1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). I think it was because of this that Satyajit Ray signed him for his Hindi historical drama, Shatranj Ke Khiladi.

He was the first Indian to take Shakespearean plays on a tour to the United States. Shaheen inclued an excerpt from an interview with her uncle, finishing with: “The entire Jaffrey Family bids you, “adieu”, you lovely, handsome man. See you in heaven!”

In 1995, Mr. Jaffrey became the first Indian to named to the Order of the British Empire, for his contributions to drama.