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Acting

Saeed Jaffrey

Career: Active from 1959 to 2009, busiest in 1985 and 1994 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles: 36
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: The Man Who Would Be King
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Saeed Jaffrey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.5, average 2.5
Scare
1.6, average 2.6
Absurdist Humor
1.3, average 2.0
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 9
Character-Driven 8
Love Triangle 7
Family Drama 7
Bollywood Romance 6
Indian Cinema 5
Class Conflict 5
Emotional Turmoil 4
Bollywood 4
Cultural Clash 4
Historical Drama 3
Period Piece 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

11 titles · average score 57

Sanam Teri Kasam

53

as Vikram Verma

Bunker Hill

as Mr. Farook

as Uncle Ravi

Chicken Tikka Masala

46

as C. P. Chopra

Day of the Sirens

56

as Albert Page

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

81

TV show · as Akram Malik

Snapshots

54

as Ibrahim

Mad Dogs

44

as The Great Gazuka

Mr In-Between

60

as Mr. Basmati

Albela

32

as Sonia's father

Perfect World

85

TV show · as Maggie's Father

1990s

50 titles · average score 56

Aunty No. 1

48

as Colonel Sadanand Dhongre

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai

57

as Komal's Father

as Ashok

English Babu Desi Mem

45

as Madadgar

Trimurti

52

as Bhanu

Common As Muck

74

TV show · as Nat Prabhakar

Dilwale

55

as Police Commissioner

Little Napoleons

TV show · as Vijay Shah

Yeh Dillagi

56

as Bhanupratap Saigal

Ek Hi Raasta

46

as Colonel Choudhry

Laat Saab

as Rai Sahib

Dil

67

as Mr. Mehra

1980s

44 titles · average score 67

Daata

as Master Dinanath

Eeshwar

76

as Masterji (Guest Appearance)

The Deceivers

45

as Hussein

Tandoori Nights

TV show · as Jimmy Sharma

My Beautiful Laundrette

77

as Nasser Ali

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

55

as Kunj Bihari

The Far Pavilions

72

TV show · as Biju Ram

Masoom

81

as Suri

Mandi

75

as Major Agarwal

Star

as Rana

Chashme Buddoor

77

as Lalan Mian

Staying On

as Frankie Bhoolabhoy

1970s

22 titles · average score 70

Minder

75

TV show · as Mukerjee

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Dr Kunzru

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

as Sri Narain

Destiny

as Gurjeet Singh Khera

Death on the Nile

71

as Servant (uncredited)

The Chess Players

83

as Mir Roshan Ali

Gangsters

TV show · as Aslam Rafiq

The Man Who Would Be King

86

as Billy Fish

The Wilby Conspiracy

55

as Anil Mukerjee

Rumpole of the Bailey

77

TV show · as Dr. Ghulam Rahmat

Gangsters

as Rafiq

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Merchant / Rafiq

1960s

10 titles · average score 68

The Guru

56

as Murad

Strange Report

78

TV show · as Ameen

Stalked

as The Pitch-Man

Callan

76

TV show

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Mr. Hamidullah

The Troubleshooters

TV show · as Rt. Hon. Mohammad Khan / Anton Salgado

A Passage to India

as Mr Hamidullah

Parable

as Circus Worker

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga

as Narrator

The Creation of Woman

as Narrator (voice)

1950s

1 title

The Sword and the Flute

as Narrator