Saeed Jaffrey Passes Away. Ten memorable films

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Saeed Jaffrey, an actor who had been very popular due to his contribution in Bollywood and Hollywood movies has passed away at the age of 86. He had appeared in numerous films; we list you his ten most memorable films which helped him in creating his legacy: –

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The movie was directed and produced by Indra Kumar and starred Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The movie was a major success and was remade in Telegu and Bengali languages. The movie had earned Madhuri Dixit a Filmfare award for the Best Actress. Jaffrey had played the role of Madhuri Dixit’s Father.

 

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2) Chashme Buddor
No, this is not the recently released David Dhawan’s movie “Chasme Buddor”. The movie is actually the original movie which David Dhawan remade it according to the present movie taste and preferences. The movie was direct by Sai Paranjpye. Jaffrey had played the role of “Lalan Miyan” who was a local shopkeeper.

 

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3) The man who would be king

The movie was adapted from Rudyard Kipling novel of the same name. The movie was produced by John Foreman and directed by John Huston. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Jaffrey had played the role of “Billy Fish”

 

 

 

 

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4) Shatranj ke Khiladi

The movie was based on Munshi Premchand’s short story of the same name. It was directed by the legendary director Satyajit Ray. Jaffrey had played the role of “Mir Roshan Ali”. The film had other big names like Shabana Azmi, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan.

 

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5) Gandhi

The movie is based on Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi in our country better known as Mahatma Gandhi, Jaffrey had played the role of “Sardar Vallabhai Patel”. The movie was nominated for 11academy awards where it won 8 academy awards including the best picture.

 

 

 

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6) A passage to India

The movie is written and directed by David Lean, this was the last film of his career. The film had received 11 nominations at the Academy awards. Jaffrey had played the character of Advocate Hamidullah.

 

 

 

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7) The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions is an epic novel by M.M Kaye, Peter Duffel had directed a five-hour film which was divided into three parts and was titled as “Return to India”, “The Journey to Bhithor” and “Wally and Anjuli”

 

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8) My beautiful launderette

The movie is a comedy drama film which was directed by Stephen Frears, it is written by Hanif Kureishi where Jaffrey had played the role of “Nasser Ali”. The movie had generated positive reviews and currently holds a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

 

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9) Ram Teri Ganga Maili
The film is written, directed and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film was into a bit of controversy due to bold scenes which weren’t permitted by the Indian censor board at that time. The film was declared a blockbuster by Box office India, Jaffrey had played the role of Kunj Bihari.

 

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10) Ghar ho to aisa

The film is directed by Kalpatru and had created a cult in Indian cinema industry. It starred Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Seshadri in lead roles. Jafrey had played the role of Anil Kapoor’s father in the movie.

 

 

 

These are his 10 memorable movies and we hope his soul rests in peace.

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