
Saeed Jaffrey
Actor · Died November 15, 2015, aged 86 · Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saeed Jaffrey OBE (1929 - 2015) was an Indian-born British actor, who made numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits included The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He 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 as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder (TV series) as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saeed Jaffrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 8, 1929
- November 15, 2015 (aged 86)
- Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
- Actor
- 37 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
What are Saeed Jaffrey's films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 23
Light 5 · Serious 16 · Dark 3
Grounded 8 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5
Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 10
Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 6
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Threshold guardianas Billy Fish in The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
- Mentoras Raaz in The Razor's Edge (1984)
- Mentoras Nasser in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
- Mentoras Mr. Patel in Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
- Heraldas Hussein in The Deceivers (1988)
- Heraldas Police Commissioner in Dilwale (1994)
- Allyas Lawyer Madadgar in English Babu Desi Mem (1996)
- Mentoras Ashok in The Journey (1997)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Saeed Jaffrey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) · actor · free
- Death on the Nile (1978) · actor · free
- Two's Company (1975) · actor · free
- The Razor's Edge (1984) · actor · free
- Mr In-Between (2001) · actor · free
- The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) · actor · free
- When One Falls in Love (1998) · actor · free
- The Deceivers (1988) · actor · free
- Snapshots (2002) · actor · free
- BritBox
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Saeed Jaffrey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
157 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Sanam Teri Kasam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Open Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Bunker Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Chicken Tikka Masala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Mad Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Snapshots(2002)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all filmsDay of the Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Mr In-Between(2001)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Albela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Perfect World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Naseeb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Guru in Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Achanak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dildara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

When One Falls in Love(1998)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Aunty No. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Animated World Faiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Uff! Yeh Mohabbat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Deewana Mastana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Udaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Mohabbat(1997)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Mahaanta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

HARDtalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Judaai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The Journey(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Jaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

English Babu Desi Mem(1996)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Bambai Ka Babu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Trimurti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Angrakshak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Veergati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Kartavya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Prem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Sauda(1995)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Common As Muck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Two Oranges and a Mango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Stages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Little Napoleons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Yeh Dillagi(1994)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Liberation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Salaami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Baali Umar Ko Salaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Dilwale(1994)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Ek Hi Raasta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

15th August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Anmol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Aaina(1993)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Aashik Aawara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Nishchaiy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Laat Saab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Suryavanshi(1992)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Vansh(1992)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Yaara Dildara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Masala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Indrajeet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Henna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Afsana Pyar Ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Ajooba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Dil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Aandhiyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Ghar Ho To Aisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Kishen Kanhaiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Shandaar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Pathar Ke Insan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Chaalbaaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Hisaab Khoon Ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Aakhri Ghulam(1989)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Daata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Eeshwar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Ram Lakhan(1989)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Hero Hiralal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Khoon Bhari Maang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Deceivers(1988)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Just Ask for Diamond(1988)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Vijay(1988)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Tamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Ek Aadmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Avam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

A View from a Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Partition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Khudgarz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Jalwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Aulad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

A Killing on the Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Love Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Sunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

On Wings of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Kala Dhanda Goray Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Karishma Kudrat Kaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Jaanoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Ram Teri Ganga Maili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Saagar(1985)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Phir Aayee Barsat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Tandoori Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

A Passage to India(1984)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Nehru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Razor's Edge(1984)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Bhavna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Me & My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Mitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Far Pavilions(1984)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Mashaal(1984)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Jewel in the Crown(1984)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Kissi Se Na Kehna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Mandi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Masoom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Courtesans of Bombay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Gandhi(1982)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Aagaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Chashme Buddoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Beyond the Next Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Sphinx(1981)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Staying On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
We Think the World of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Ek Baar Phir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Last Giraffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Tales of the Unexpected(1979)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Death on the Nile(1978)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Race for Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The After Dinner Joke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Chess Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Shuttlecock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Plays for Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Two's Company(1975)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Wilby Conspiracy(1975)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Protectors(1972)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Regiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Horsemen(1971)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Strange Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Guru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Stalked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Callan(1967)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
A Passage to India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Parable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Creation of Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Sword and the Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 157 titles from 1959 to 2009; peak year 1983.
Film career
Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1971Screen debut· The Horsemen
- 1982First top-billed film· Star
- 1982Career best· Star
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Saeed Jaffrey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Saeed Jaffrey's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Saeed Jaffrey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Saeed Jaffrey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yash Chopra shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Yash ChopraShared titles: Yeh Dillagi (1994), Aaina (1993), Vijay (1988), Mashaal (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Yash Chopra

- Deepak SareenShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Aaina (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Deepak Sareen
Writers
- Honey IraniShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Aaina (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Honey Irani

- Javed SiddiquiShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Yeh Dillagi (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Javed Siddiqui
- Sachin BhowmickShared titles: Yeh Dillagi (1994), Vijay (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Sachin Bhowmick

- Javed AkhtarShared titles: Saagar (1985), Mashaal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Javed Akhtar

Actors
- Anupam KherShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Vansh (1992), Ram Lakhan (1989), Vijay (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Anupam Kher

- Gulshan GroverShared titles: Dilwale (1994), Ram Lakhan (1989), Vijay (1988), Mashaal (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Gulshan Grover

- Reema LagooShared titles: Dilwale (1994), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Vansh (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Reema Lagoo

- Amrish PuriShared titles: Vansh (1992), Ram Lakhan (1989), Mashaal (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Amrish Puri

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Keshav NaiduShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Aaina (1993), Vijay (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Keshav Naidu
- Manmohan SinghShared titles: When One Falls in Love (1998), Vijay (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Manmohan Singh

- Nadeem SaifiShared titles: Mohabbat (1997), Dilwale (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Nadeem Saifi

- Shravan RathodShared titles: Mohabbat (1997), Dilwale (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Shravan Rathod

Producers
- Ariel LevyShared titles: The Far Pavilions (1984), Sphinx (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Ariel Levy

