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Saeed Jaffrey
  • Date of Birth:
    January 8, 1929
  • Place of Birth:
    Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Education:

    St. George's College, Mussoorie, Aligarh Muslim University

    Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , London

     The Catholic University of America

Family

Saeed Jaffrey
  • Spouse:
    Madhur Jaffrey - ?
    Jennifer Jaffrey - Present
  • Daughter:
    Zia, Meera , Sakina Jaffrey

Career

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Awards

Saeed Jaffrey

1979 : Filmfare Award,  Best Supporting Actor

for : Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

1991: Best actor, 12th annual Genie Awards, Masala

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Saeed Jaffrey
  • He attended the Staff Training Institute of All India Radio.
    submitted by - suresh kumar
  • He started his career in drama, as the founder of his own English theatre company called the Unity Theatre, in New Delhi between 1951 and 1956.
    submitted by - Adline Systems
  • He served with All India Radio as Radio Director during this period. He played a wide variety of roles in comedy and drama with equal ease and enthusiasm. He was the first Indian Actor to have ever done so.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • He became an active member of the Actors' Studio in New York. Here, he was noted for his acting in the play "Nights" and his role as the "Nawab" in Granada Television's adaptation of "The Jewel in the Crown".
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • In the 1960s he made numerous stage appearances and participated in a number of tours.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
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Biography

Saeed Jaffrey
Last Updated: Thursday, September 03, 2009

Saeed JaffeySaeed Jaffrey was born in Maler Kotla, Punjab, India. He was born on the 8th of January 1929. He attended University of Allahabad where he completed his post-graduate degree in history. He also attended the Staff Training Institute of All India Radio. He started his career in drama, as the founder of his own English theatre company called the Unity Theatre, in New Delhi between 1951 and 1956. In 1956, he finished his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, a premier school of drama.

He went to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship and took a second post-graduate degree in drama from the Catholic University in America.He married Madhur, actress and cookery writer, with whom he has had three children. He is now divorced from her. He had three children from his marriage to actress/cookbook writer Madhur Jaffrey: Zia, Meera and actress Sakina Jaffrey, who appeared with her father in the film Masala (1991).

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