Saeed Jaffrey

Actor. Born 8 January 1929 in Maler Kotla, Punjab, India. Died 15 November 2015.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Born

8 January 1929, Maler Kotla, Punjab, India

Died

15 November 2015

Active

1979–1994

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Saeed’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films, 2 series
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $120m across 3 films with figures
Active: 1979–1994

Genres

Drama5
Comedy2
History2
Action & Adventure1
Adventure1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestMy Beautiful Laundrette1985

71WorstA Passage to India1984

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

101960s

221970s

541980s

571990s

122000s

Awards

Other awards3 won

Won2016Padma Shri in arts: Padma Shri in arts
Won1995Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Won1978Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor · The Chess Players

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.