British Actor Saeed Jaffrey, known for films such as Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi and Raj Kapoor's Ram Teri Ganga Maili, passed away on Sunday. His death was confirmed on Facebook by his youngest daughter Sakina Jaffrey and his niece Shaheen Aggarwal.
Shaheen wrote, "Today, a generation of Jaffrey's has passed away. Saeed Jaffrey has joined his brothers and sister and is rejoicing in the lap of his Heavenly Father, eternally. The entire Jaffrey family bids you 'adieu,' you beautiful, beautiful man. See you in Heaven!"
Jaffrey was born in Punjab and began his acting career when he set up a theatre company in New Delhi called Unity Theater. His theatrical work included the works of Tennessee Williams, Christopher Fry, Oliver Wilde and Shakespeare. In fact, Jaffrey was the first Indian actor to tour Shakespeare when he took his theatre company around the United States.
Saeed took his work as an actor very seriously. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and he then gained a Fulbright Scholarship in the United States, which led him to a second post-grad degree at The Catholic University of America.
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He also worked on acclaimed films such as Satyajit Ray's Shatranj ke Khiladi, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He later won the award for international films like Gandhi and A Passage to India.
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Jaffrey married his first wife, the popular TV chef Madhur Jaffrey, in 1958, and they had three daughters together: Meera, Zia and Sakina. In 1965 unfortunately their marriage ended and Saeed went on to marry his second wife Jennifer in 1980.
Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences:
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Saeed Jaffrey made a huge impact in his acting career and touched so many hearts and this was emphasized through the tweets that were circulating following his passing.
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Jaffrey also worked alongside Rishi Kapoor in a number of films such as Vijay, Anmol and Ajooba and the actor tweeted about the passing of his friend:
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Vallisa Chauhan (@vallisachauhan) presents the Flagship breakfast show on Lyca Radio 1458. She has scripted and produced a full feature film called "Those 4 Walls" and is currently working on other projects. She loves travel and movies and tries to fit in both as much as she can.
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