Jaaved Jaaferi

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

(1962-12-04) 4 December 1962 (age 61)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India [1]
(present-day Mumbai)
Other namesJaved Jaffrey
Occupations
Years active1985–present
Political party Aam Aadmi Party
Spouse
  • Habiba Jaffrey
    (m. 1991)
Children3 (including Meezaan Jafri)
Parent

Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey (born 4 December 1962) is an Indian actor, dancer, [2] [3] and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is the son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and contested the 2014 Indian general election from the Lucknow constituency, finishing fifth. [4]

Contents

Professional work

Jaffrey is the son of comedian Jagdeep. [5] He played Charlie Anna in the animated film Roadside Romeo, a collaborative effort of Yash Raj Films and Disney. He has commentated on the Japanese TV show Takeshi's Castle and Ninja Warrior on Pogo TV and Hungama respectively. He was also the judge for Karaoke World Championships India with Manasi Scott, music director Raju Singh, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, founder and organizer of KWC INDIA, Savio Paul D'sa, Leslie Lewis, Remo Fernandes, and Sunita Rao. [6] [7] [8]

Jaffrey has hosted award shows including Filmfare, [9] Zee Cine Awards, [10] and IIFA. [11] [12] He has also appeared in the Pakistani programme Loose Talk, portraying various characters from India.

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

Jaffrey hosted Big Googly on BIG 92.7FM created with Paritosh 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 of Asian 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 film Meri 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 show Flashback. [22] Jaffrey also anchored the song programme, Timex Timepass, in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters.[ citation needed ] [23]

He won his first IIFA Award for best comic role in Salaam Namaste in 2005. He hosts the dance competition show Boogie Woogie on Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl. [2] [24]

Political career

Jaffrey contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Lucknow as a candidate of Aam Aadmi Party but lost to BJP's Rajnath Singh. He had finished fifth in the constituency securing 41,429 votes. [25]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Meri Jung Vikram Thakral aka VickyAlso singer for song "Bol Baby Bol Rock-N-Roll"
19877 Saal Baad Ravi
1988 Woh Phir Aayegi Mukesh
1989 Lashkar Johnny
1990 Jawani Zindabad Ravi Verma
1991Shiv 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 CameoAlso Singer and Lyricist for song "Mumbhai"
1998 Hanuman Ashok
2000 Gang Gary Rozario
2003 Aman Ke Farishtey Amar
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon HimselfSpecial 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 AnnaVoice Role
2009 3 Idiots Real Ranchoddas Shamaldas ChanchadCameo
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 HimselfSpecial 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 KhanMalayalam film
2016 Ishq Forever Amitabh
2018 Lupt Harsh Tandon
2019 Total Dhamaal Manav Shrivastav
Happy Sardar Inderpal Singh Malayalam film
Jabariya Jodi Hukum Dev Singh
De De Pyaar De Samir Khanna
Bala Bachchan Dubey
2020 Maska Rustom IraniNetflix film [28]
Coolie No. 1 Jai Kishen/ Jackson Amazon Prime Video film
2021 Bhoot Police Chhedilal [29]
Sooryavanshi Kabir Shroff
2022 Jaadugar Pradeep NarangNetflix film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Mr. Shrimati [30] SanjuTelevision film
Zabaan Sambhalke Rocky PatelGuest [31]
1994–1997FlashbackHost/presenter [32]
1995 Kash-m-kash Dilbagh [33]
1996–2014 Boogie Woogie Judge
2004 Road Raja Host
2005Kaboom [34] Judge
2005–2006Bam 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 SinghaniyaWeb series on ZEE5 [37] [38]
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend: Lockdown Special Bittu
2022 Never Kiss Your Best Friend (season 2) Bittu MamaWeb series on ZEE5 [39]
Escaype Live Ravi Gupta

Dubbing roles

Animated films and shows

Film TitleOriginal Voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
The Jungle Book 2 Tony Jay Shere Khan HindiEnglish20032003 [40]
The Incredibles Jason Lee Buddy
Pine / Syndrome
HindiEnglish20042004The Hindi dub released as "Hum Hain Lajawab". [41]

Live action series

TitleActor(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseChannel/NetworkNotes
Takeshi's Castle Shizuo Miyauchi
Runpei Masui
NarratorHindiJapanese1986–19902005–2006 Pogo [42]
Ninja Warrior Takashi Matsuo NarratorHindiJapanese19972013 Hungama TV [33]
Floor Is Lava Rutledge Wood NarratorHindiEnglish20202021 Netflix [43]

Awards and nominations

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