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Jaaved Jaaferi

Jaaved Jaaferi

Actor · Born December 4, 1963 (62) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey (born December 4, 1962) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in numerous Hindi films and television shows. He is the son of the comedian Jagdeep.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 4, 1963 (62)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jaaved Jaaferi's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Morality
29%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Society
5%
Survival
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 13
Mentor
3 of 13
Trickster
2 of 13
Hero
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
9
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
6
Absurd
5
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Jaaved Jaaferi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jaaved Jaaferi'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

77 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Love and War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Dhamaal 4(2026)

    as Manav

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mayasabha(2025)

    as Parmeshwar Khanna

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • De De Pyaar De 2(2025)

    as Ronak

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Do You Wanna Partner(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dylan Thomas

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Inn Galiyon Mein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mirza

  • Oops Ab Kya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Vanraj Kapoor

  • Mohrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bosco

  • The Magic of Shiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Saleem

  • U Shape Ki Gully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mirza

  • Moha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Taaza Khabar(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yusuf Akhtar

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • How I Got There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Raju

  • Jaadugar(2022)

    as Pradeep Narang

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Escaype Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ravi Gupta

  • Bulletproof Anand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bulletproof Anand

  • Sooryavanshi(2021)

    as Kabir Shroff

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bhoot Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Inspector Chedilal

  • Lava Ka Dhaava(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Animals Gone Wild With Jaaved Jaaferi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · as Host

  • Roomies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Coolie No. 1(2020)

    as Pandit Jai Kishen / Jackson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Never Kiss Your Best Friend Lockdown Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Maska(2020)

    as Rustom Irani

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Never Kiss Your Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show as Bittu

  • Happy Sardar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Inderpal Singh

  • Bala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Bachchan Bhaiya

  • Jabariya Jodi(2019)

    as Hukun Dev Singh

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • De De Pyaar De (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Samir Khanna

  • Total Dhamaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Manav Shrivastav

  • Zero(2018)

    as Voice

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Lupt(2018)

    as Harsh Tandon

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ishq Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Picket 43 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mushraff Khan

  • Bang Bang(2014)

    as Hamid Gul

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mr Joe B. Carvalho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Carlos

  • War Chod Na Yaar(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Besharam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bheem Singh Chandel

  • The Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Abhishek

  • Loot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Double Dhamaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Manav Shrivastav

  • Hello Darling(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Lafangey Parindey(2010)

    as Special Appearance

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 3 Idiots(2009)

    as Ranchoddas Shyamaldas Chanchad

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Cool: Join the Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Carlos

  • Kambakkht Ishq(2009)

    as Keswani

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Paying Guests(2009)

    as Parag Melwani

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 8x10 Tasveer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Habibullah "Happi" Pasha

  • Roadside Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Charlie Anna

  • Singh Is King(2008)

    as Mika Singh

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Shaurya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Major Akash Kapoor

  • Dhamaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Manav Shrivastav

  • Victoria No. 203 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bobby

  • Ta Ra Rum Pum(2007)

    as Hariprasad Dhirubhai

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Salaam Namaste(2005)

    as Jaggu

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Nokpokliba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom

  • Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon(2003)

    as Man on mic

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Jajantaram Mamantaram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Aditya Pandit

  • Gang(2000)

    as Gary Rozario

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hanuman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ashok

  • Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Salim

  • Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jatin

  • Boogie Woogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Host - Self

  • Rock Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as J.J.

  • Oh Darling Yeh Hai India(1995)

    Playback Singer · as Prince Of Don

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Teesra Kaun? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Pankaj Nigam

  • Zakhmi Rooh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Tahalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Captain Javed

  • Karm Yodha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sudhir

  • 100 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sunil (as Javed Jaffery)

  • Sam & Me(1991)

    as Xavier (as Javid Jafri)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jawani Zindabad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ravi Verma (as Javed Jaffery)

  • Lashkar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Johnny

  • Woh Phir Aayegi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mukesh (as Jaaved Jaaffery)

  • 7 Saal Baad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ravi

  • Meri Jung(1985)

    as Vikram Thakral (Vicky)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles, 76 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

3 Idiots (2009)

$60M worldwide

Highest rated

3 Idiots (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19852026

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1997Screen debut· Fire
  • 2009Career best· 3 Idiots
  • 2023Career best· Taaza Khabar

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting77 of 77: 75 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew2 of 77: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2000s17 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
9712

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 Jaaved Jaaferi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Coolie No. 1 (2020)

99th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

3 Idiots (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 39. 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 Jaaved Jaaferi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles12–50 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jaaved Jaaferi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jaaved Jaaferi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Siddharth Anand shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles