Saeed Jaffrey OBE is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King , Shatranj Ke Khiladi , Gandhi , A Passage to India and My Beautiful Laundrette . He has also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters , The Jewel in the Crown , Tandoori Nights and Little Napoleons . He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode... The Bengal Tiger. Jaffrey attended Minto Circle, S.T High School, AMU, Aligarh before going on to Wynberg Allen School, St. George's College, Mussoorie,and Allahabad University. He started his career by setting up a theatre company called Unity Theatre, at New Delhi. His early theatrical work included roles in productions of Tennessee Williams, Christopher Fry, Wilde, and Shakespeare.
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| Birthdate: | January 8, 1929 |
| Birthplace: | Malerkotla |
| Age: | 83 |
| Education: | The Catholic University of America, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Also known as: | Sayed Jaffrey, Saeed Jafferi, Sayeed Jaffrey |