Bollywood veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passes away
His niece Shaheen Aggarwal shared the news on her Facebook page.
MUMBAI (Web Desk) - Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey, who starred in many Bollywood and British films, passed away yesterday at the age of 86 years.
While details of his death are awaited, his niece Shaheen Aggarwal shared the news on her Facebook page.
His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977), Gandhi (1982), A Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film), The Far Pavilions (1984), and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
He has 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 and in Minder as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger.
He was married to actress and travel writer Mehrunima (Madhur Jaffrey), but they parted ways in 1966. He later expressed regret about his decision to divorce her.
Jaffrey has three daughters Meera, Zia, and Sakina Jaffrey, who is also an actress.
