Jaaved Jaaferi

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::summary Indian film actor, dancer, hip hop artist and comedian (born 1962) ::

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Field	Value
name	Jaaved Jaferi
image	Jaaved Jaaferi snapped at Zee Cine Awards 2024.jpg
image_size	237px
caption	Jaffrey snapped at Zee Cine Awards in 2024
birth_name	Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey
birth_date
birth_place	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(present-day Mumbai)
occupation
party	Aam Aadmi Party
years_active	1985–present
spouse
children	3 (including Meezaan Jafri)
other_names	Javed Jaffrey
father	Jagdeep
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| name = Jaaved Jaferi | image = Jaaved Jaaferi snapped at Zee Cine Awards 2024.jpg | image_size = 237px | caption = Jaffrey snapped at Zee Cine Awards in 2024 | birth_name = Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey | birth_date = | birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) | occupation = | party = Aam Aadmi Party | years_active = 1985–present | spouse = | children = 3 (including Meezaan Jafri) | other_names = Javed Jaffrey | father = Jagdeep

Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey (born 4 December 1962) is an Indian actor, dancer, producer 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.

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

Early life and education

Jaffrey is the son of comedian Jagdeep. He was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai).

He participated in school dance competitions at St. Theresa's, and later while studying psychology at National College (his parents discouraged him from attending St. Xavier's, fearing it would make him "go wild"). In 1983, he won an all-India dance competition that awarded him training at a London dance school, which cemented his career in dance.

He married Habiba Jaffrey in 1991 and has a daughter and two sons, including actor Meezaan.

Media career

Films

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.

He won his first IIFA Award for best comic role in Salaam Namaste in 2005.

In 2008, he played Charlie Anna in the animated film Roadside Romeo, a collaborative effort of Yash Raj Films and Disney.

He has produced or co-produced films and documentaries such as Inshallah, Football and Inshallah, Kashmir.

Television

The launch of cable TV in the 1990s, particularly [Channel V] and its irreverent sense of humour, gave him a niche to depict his brand of comedy. He has been called "TVdom's first real superstar".

He has also appeared in the Pakistani programme Loose Talk in the early 2000s, portraying various characters from India.

Advertising industry

He has been associated with advertising since the 1980s as an actor, copywriter and producer. He has appeared in the comical Maggi Hot & Sweet Sauce commercials for 25 years.

Host and judge

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.

Jaffrey has hosted award shows including Filmfare, Zee Cine Awards, and IIFA.

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.

He anchored the show Flashback. Jaffrey also anchored the song programme, Timex Timepass, in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters.

From 1996 to 2014 he hosted the dance competition show Boogie Woogie on Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl.

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.

Filmography

Films

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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	Javed
100 Days	Sunil
1992	Jeena Marna Tere Sang	Vijay
url=https://www.rediff.com/amp/movies/2009/jun/19javed-jaffrey-on-paying-guest.htm	title='It was difficult to play a woman after so long' - Rediff.com	website=www.rediff.com	access-date=13 January 2024
Karm Yodha	Sudhir
1993	Zakhmi Rooh	Shekhar
1994	Teesra Kaun	Sanjay Chopra / Pankaj Nigam
1995	Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India	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	Voiceover
2009	3 Idiots	Real Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad	Cameo appearance
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!	Salim
8 x 10 Tasveer	Habibullah Happi Pasha
Kambakkht Ishq	Keswani
Paying Guests	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	—	Playback singer for song "Pyaar ki Pungi"
2013	Besharam	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	Malayalam film
Jabariya Jodi	Hukum Dev Singh
De De Pyaar De	Samir Khanna	Cameo
Bala	Bachchan Dubey
2020	Maska	Rustom Irani	Netflix film
	Coolie No. 1	Jai Kishen/ Jackson	Amazon Prime Video film
2021	Bhoot Police	Chhedilal
Sooryavanshi	Kabir Shroff
2022	Jaadugar	Pradeep Narang	Netflix film
2025	Inn Galiyon Mein	Mirza
De De Pyaar De 2	Ronak Molta
2026	Mayasabha	Parmeshwar Khanna
		Filming
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Mr. Shrimati	Sanju	Television film
Zabaan Sambhalke	Rocky Patel	Guest
1994–1997	Flashback	Host/presenter
1995	Kash-m-kash	url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/javed-jaffrey-tv-offers-opportunities-to-every-talent-634442	title=Javed Jaffrey: TV offers opportunities to every talent - NDTV Movies
1996–2014	Boogie Woogie	Judge
2004	Road Raja	Host
2005	Kaboom	Judge
2005–2006	date=13 September 2005	title=Pogo's fourth production	url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/sep/sep149.htm
2011–2012	Mai Ka Lal	Host
2014	Once More With Jaaved Jaaferi
2015	Back to Flashback
2019	The Final Call	Siddharth Singhaniya
2020–2022	Never Kiss Your Best Friend	Bittu
2022	Escaype Live	Ravi Gupta
2024	Mohrey	Bosco
Taaza Khabar	Yusuf Akhtar
2025	Do You Wanna Partner	Dylan Thomas
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Dubbing roles

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
The Incredibles	Jason Lee	Buddy
Pine / Syndrome	Hindi	English	2004	2004	The Hindi dub released as "Hum Hain Lajawab".
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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 MiyauchiRunpei Masui	Narrator	Hindi	Japanese	1986–1990	2005–2019	Pogo
Ninja Warrior	Takashi Matsuo	Narrator	Hindi	Japanese	1997	2013	Hungama TV
Floor Is Lava	Rutledge Wood	Narrator	Hindi	English	2020	2021	Netflix
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Awards and nominations

• Won, IIFA Best Comedian Award for Salaam Namaste (2006)
• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role: Salaam Namaste (2006)
• Won, National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues: Inshaallah, Football (2011)- As a producer
• Nominated, Best Entertainment Presenter/Host, Animals Gone Wild with Jaaved Jaaferi, 26th Asian Television Awards

References

References

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