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Jaaved Jaaferi
Jaffrey at Colors Indian Telly Awards in 2012
Born
Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey

(1963-12-04)4 December 1963(age 60)
Bombay,Maharashtra,India[1]
(present-day Mumbai)
Other namesJaved Jaffrey
Occupations
Years active1985–present
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse
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​
(m.1989;div.1990)​
Habiba Jaffrey
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(m.1991)​
Children3 (includingMeezaan Jafri)
FatherJagdeep

Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey(born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer,[2][3]and comedian who has appeared inHindifilms and television shows. He is the son of the comedianJagdeep.He joined theAam Aadmi Party(AAP) in March, 2014 and contested the2014 Indian general electionfrom theLucknowconstituency, finishing fifth.[4]

Personal life

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Jaffrey is the son of comedianJagdeep.[5]He was born on 4 December 1962 in Bombay,Maharashtra,India (present-dayMumbai). He married in 1991 and has two sons and a daughter, includingMeezaan.

Professional career

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He played Charlie Anna in the animated filmRoadside Romeo,a collaborative effort ofYash Raj FilmsandDisney.He has commentated on the Japanese TV showTakeshi's CastleandNinja WarrioronPogo TVandHungamarespectively. He was also the judge for Karaoke World Championships India withManasi Scott,music director Raju Singh,Salim Merchant,Sulaiman Merchant,founder and organizer of KWC INDIA, Savio Paul D'sa,Leslie Lewis,Remo Fernandes,andSunita Rao.[6] [7][8]

Jaffrey has hosted award shows includingFilmfare,[9]Zee Cine Awards,[10]andIIFA.[11][12]He has also appeared in the Pakistani programmeLoose Talk,portraying various characters from India.

He has been associated with advertising since 1980 as amodel,choreographer,copywriter, producer and director. He has appeared in the comical Maggi Hot & Sweet Sauce commercials for 25 years.[13]

Jaffrey hosted Big Googly onBIG 92.7FMcreated withParitosh Painter.He also hosted Once More, where he talks about Bollywood films from the 1970s to the 1990s in his comic style, on Epic channel since 2015.[14][15]

Jaffrey has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club ofAsian Academy of Film & Television.[16]He was also the brand ambassador of the first India International Animation and Cartoon Film festival 2015.[17][18]

The filmMeri Jung,released in 1985, gave him his first opportunity to enact the role of a villain and showcase his dancing powers on screen.[2][19]The launch of cable TV, particularly Channel [V] and its irreverent sense of humour, gave him a niche to depict his brand of comedy.[20]He was called "TVdom's first real superstar".[21]He anchored the showFlashback.[22]Jaffrey also anchored the song programme,Timex Timepass,in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters.[citation needed][23]

He won his firstIIFA Awardfor best comic role inSalaam Namastein 2005. He hosts the dance competition showBoogie Woogieon Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl.[2][24]

Political career

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Jaffrey contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections fromLucknowas a candidate ofAam Aadmi Partybut lost to BJP'sRajnath Singh.He had finished fifth in the constituency securing 41,429 votes.[25]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Meri Jung Vikram Thakral aka Vicky Also singer for song "Bol Baby Bol Rock-N-Roll"
1987 7 Saal Baad Ravi
1988 Woh Phir Aayegi Mukesh
1989 Lashkar Johnny
1990 Jawani Zindabad Ravi Verma
1991 Shiv Ram
100 Days Sunil
1992 Jeena Marna Tere Sang Vijay
Tahalka[26] Captain Javed
Karm Yodha Sudhir
1993 Zakhmi Rooh Shekhar
1994 Teesra Kaun Sanjay Chopra / Pankaj Nigam
1995 Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India[22] Prince of Don
Rock Dancer JJ
1996 Fire Jatin
1998 Bombay Boys Cameo Also Singer and Lyricist for song "Mumbhai"
1998 Hanuman Ashok
2000 Gang Gary Rozario
2003 Aman Ke Farishtey Amar
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Himself Special appearance
Jajantaram Mamantaram Aditya Pandit
Boom Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom
2005 Salaam Namaste Jaggu
2007 Ta Ra Rum Pum Harry
Dhamaal Manav Shrivastav
Victoria No. 203 Bobby 'BB' Bombatta
2008 Shaurya Major Akash Kapoor
Singh Is Kinng Mika Singh
Roadside Romeo Charlie Anna Voice Role
2009 3 Idiots Real Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad Cameo
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! Salim
8 x 10 Tasveer Habibullah Happi Pasha
Kambakkht Ishq Keswani
Paying Guests[26] Parag Melwani
The Forest Ebishek
Daddy Cool Carlos
City of Life Suresh Khan
2010 Lafangey Parindey Himself Special appearance
Hello Darling Hardik
2011 Loot Akbar
Double Dhamaal Manav Shrivastav
Inshallah, Football — Producer (Documentary film)
2012 Inshallah, Kashmir — Producer (Documentary film)
Agent Vinod — singer for song "Pyaar ki Pungi"
2013 Besharam[27] Bheem Singh Chandel
War Chhod Na Yaar Captain Qureshi
2014 Mr Joe B. Carvalho Carlos
Bang Bang! Hamid Gul
2015 Picket 43 Mushraff Khan Malayalam film
2016 Ishq Forever Amitabh
2018 Lupt Harsh Tandon
2019 Total Dhamaal Manav Shrivastav
Happy Sardar Inderpal Singh Malayalamfilm
Jabariya Jodi Hukum Dev Singh
De De Pyaar De Samir Khanna
Bala Bachchan Dubey
2020 Maska Rustom Irani Netflix film[28]
Coolie No. 1 Jai Kishen/ Jackson Amazon Prime Videofilm
2021 Bhoot Police Chhedilal [29]
Sooryavanshi Kabir Shroff
2022 Jaadugar Pradeep Narang Netflix film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Mr. Shrimati[30] Sanju Television film
Zabaan Sambhalke Rocky Patel Guest[31]
1994–1997 Flashback Host/presenter [32]
1995 Kash-m-kash Dilbagh[33]
1996–2014 Boogie Woogie Judge
2004 Road Raja Host
2005 Kaboom[34] Judge
2005–2006 Bam Bam Bam Gir Pade Hum[35] Host/presenter
2011–2012 Mai Ka Lal Host [36]
2014 Once More With Jaaved Jaaferi Host
2015 Back to Flashback Host
2019 The Final Call Siddharth Singhaniya [37][38]
2020–2022 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Bittu [39]
2022 Escaype Live Ravi Gupta
2024 Taaza Khabar Yusuf Akhtar [40]

Dubbing roles

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Animated films and shows

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Film Title Original Voice(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
The Jungle Book 2 Tony Jay Shere Khan Hindi English 2003 2003 [41]
The Incredibles Jason Lee Buddy
Pine / Syndrome		 Hindi English 2004 2004 The Hindi dub released as "Hum Hain Lajawab".[42]

Live action series

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Title Actor(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Channel/Network Notes
Takeshi's Castle Shizuo Miyauchi
Runpei Masui 		Narrator Hindi Japanese 1986–1990 2005–2006 Pogo [43]
Ninja Warrior Takashi Matsuo Narrator Hindi Japanese 1997 2013 Hungama TV [33]
Floor Is Lava Rutledge Wood Narrator Hindi English 2020 2021 Netflix [44]

Awards and nominations

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References

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