Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaaferi (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in

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films and television shows. He is son of the comedian

Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''Sholay'' (1975), Machchar in ''Purana Mandir ...

. He joined the

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(AAP) in March, 2014 and contested the

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from the

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constituency, finishing fifth.

Professional work

Javed Jaffrey is the son of comedian

. He dubbed

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and

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in Hindi for

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and scripted the Hindi version of Disney's Jungle Book 2 and

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as well as voicing the antagonist. He played Charlie Anna in the animated film

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, a collaborative effort of

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and

. He has commentated on the Japanese TV show

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and

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and

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respectively. He was also the judge for Karaoke World Championships India, with

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, music director Raju Singh,

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, Sulaiman Merchant, founder and organizer of KWC INDIA, Savio Paul D'sa, Leslie Lewis,

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, and Sunita Rao. Jaffrey has hosted award shows including

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, Zee Cine Awards, and IIFA. 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

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, copywriter, producer and director. He has appeared in the comical Maggi Hot & Sweet Sauce commercials for 25 years. Jaffrey hosted Big Googly on BIG 92.7FM created with

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. 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. Jaffrey has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club of

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. He was also the brand ambassador of the first India International Animation and Cartoon Film festival 2015.

Film background

The film ''

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'', released in 1985, gave him his first opportunity to enact the role of a villain and showcase his dancing powers on screen. The launch of cable TV, particularly Channel and its irreverent sense of humour, gave him a niche to depict his brand of comedy. He was called "TVdom's first real superstar". He anchored the show Videocon Flashback. Jaffrey also anchored the song programme, ''Timex Timepass'', in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters. He won his first

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for best comic role in ''

Salaam Namaste ''Salaam Namaste'' () is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by first-time director Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fo ...

'' in 2005. He hosts the dance competition show ''

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'' on Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl. He recently started hosting a game show called ''Mai Ka Laal'' on Disney Channel India which airs on Sundays at 5pm.

Political career

Jaffrey contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from

as a candidate of

but lost to BJP's

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. He had finished fifth in the constituency securing 41,429 votes.

Filmography

Television

Dubbing roles

Animated films and shows

Live action series

Awards and nominations

* Won,

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for ''

'' (2006) * Nominated,

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: ''

'' (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

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaffrey, Javed 1963 births Living people Indian male voice actors Indian Shia Muslims Jaffrey, Javed Jaffrey, Javed Indian television producers Indian male comedians Muslim male comedians Male actors from Mumbai Aam Aadmi Party candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Aam Aadmi Party politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Alumni of the Manchester Business School Politicians from Mumbai 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian actor-politicians