Javed Jaffrey

Syed Javed Ahmed Jaffrey (born 4 December 1963)[1] is an Indian actor, dancer,[2][3] and comedian. He has appeared in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father was 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]

Jaaved Jaffrey
Jaffrey in 2012
Born
Syed Javed Ahmed Jaffrey

(1963-12-04) 4 December 1963
OccupationActor, voice actor, dancer, comedian, politician
Years active1985–present
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1989; div. 1990)
Habiba Jaffrey (1991-present)
Children3 (including Meezan Jaffrey)
Parent(s)

Professional work

Javed Jaffrey is the son of comedian Jagdeep.[5] He dubbed Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Don Karnage in Hindi for Disney and scripted the Hindi version of Disney's Jungle Book 2 and Pixar The Incredibles as well as voicing the antagonist.[6] His 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,[7][8][9][10] 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.[11]

Jaffrey has hosted award shows including Filmfare,[12] Zee Cine Awards,[13] and IIFA.[14][15] 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.[16]

Jaffrey hosts Big Googly on BIG 92.7FM created with Paritosh Painter. He also hosts Once More, where he talks about Bollywood films from the 1970s to the 1990s in his comic style, on Epic channel since 2015.[17][18]

Jaffrey has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.[19] He was also the brand ambassador of the first India International Animation and Cartoon Film festival 2015.[20][21]

Film background

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][22] The launch of cable TV, particularly Channel [V] and its irreverent sense of humour, gave him a niche to depict his brand of comedy. He was called "TVdom's first real superstar".[23] He anchored the show Videocon Flashback.[24] Jaffrey also anchored the song programme, Timex Timepass, in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters.[25]

He won his first IIFA Award for best comic role in Salaam Namaste in 2006. He hosts the dance competition show Boogie Woogie on Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl.[2][26] He recently started hosting a game show called Mai Ka Laal on Disney Channel India which airs on Sundays at 5pm.[27]

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 40,429.[28]

Filmography

FilmYearRole Notes
Meri Jung 1985 Vikram Thakral aka Vicky Also singer for song "Bol Baby Bol Rock-N-Roll"
7 Saal Baad 1987 Ravi
Woh Phir Aayegi 1988
Lashkar 1989 Johnny
Jawani Zindabad 1990 Ravi Verma
Shiv Ram 1991
100 Days 1991 Sunil
Jeena Marna Tere Sang 1992
Tahalka 1992 Captain Javed
Karm Yodha 1992 Sudhir
Zakhmi Rooh 1993 Shekhar
Teesra Kaun 1994 Sanjay Chopra / Pankaj Nigam
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India 1995 Prince of Don
Rock Dancer 1995 JJ
Fire 1996 Jatin
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! 2009 Salim
Bombay Boys 1998 Cameo Also Singer and Lyricist for song "Mumbhai"
Hanuman 1998 Ashok
Gang 2000 Gary Rozario
Aman Ke Farishtey 2003 Amar
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon 2003 Himself special appearance
Jajantaram Mamantaram 2003 Aditya Pandit
Boom 2003 Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom
Salaam Namaste 2005 Jaggu Special Appearance
Ta Ra Rum Pum 2007 Harry
Dhamaal 2007 Manav Shrivastav
Victoria No. 203 2007 Bobby 'BB' Bombatta
Shaurya 2008 Major Akash Kapoor
Singh Is Kinng 2008 Mika Singh
Roadside Romeo 2008 Charlie Anna Voice Role
3 Idiots 2009 Ranchordas Shamaldas Chanchad Cameo
8 x 10 Tasveer 2009 Habibullah Happi Pasha
Kambakkht Ishq 2009 Keswani
Paying Guests 2009 Parag Melwani
The Forest 2009 Ebishek
Daddy Cool 2009 Carlos
City of Life 2009 Suresh Khan
Lafangey Parindey 2010 Himself cameo appearance
Hello Darling 2010 Hardik
Loot 2011 Akbar
Double Dhamaal 2011 Manav Shrivastav
Inshallah, Football 2011 Producer (Documentary film)
Inshallah, Kashmir 2012 - Producer (Documentary film)
Agent Vinod 2012 singer for song "Pyaar ki Pungi"
Besharam 2013 Bheem Singh Chandel
War Chhod Na Yaar 2013 Captain Qureshi
Mr Joe B. Carvalho 2014 Carlos
Bang Bang! 2014 Hamid Gul
Picket 43 2015 Mushraff Khan Malayalam Debut
Ishq Forever 2016 Amitabh
Lupt 2018 Harsh Tandon
Total Dhamaal 2019 Manav Shrivastav
Happy Sardar 2019 Inderpal Singh Malayalam Film
Jabariya Jodi 2019 Hukum Dev Singh
De De Pyaar De 2019 Samir Khanna
Bala 2019 Bachchan Dubey
Maska 2020 Rustom Irani Netflix film[29]
Sooryavanshi2020Completed
Coolie No. 1 2020 Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Mr. Shrimati[30] Sanju Television film
Zabaan Sambhalke Rocky Patel episode 12[31]
1995 Kash-m-kash Dilbagh[32]
1996-2014 Boogie Woogie Judge
2004 Road Raja Host
2005 Kaboom[33] Judge
2005-2006 Bam Bam Bam Gir Pade Hum[34] Host/presenter
2011-2012 Mai Ka Lal Host [35]
2014 Once More With Jaaved Jaaferi Host
2015 Back to Flashback Host
2019 The Final Call Siddharth Singhaniya [36][37]

Dubbing roles

Animated films

Film Title Original Voice(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
The IncrediblesJason LeeBuddy
Pine / Syndrome
(Bunty / Sankimaan)
HindiEnglish20042004The Hindi dub released as
"Hum Hain Lajawab".

Live action series

Title Actor(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Takeshi's Castle Shizuo Miyauchi
Runpei Masui
Narrator Hindi Japanese 1986-1990 2005-2006 [38]
Ninja Warrior[32] Takashi Matsuo Narrator Hindi Japanese 1997 2013

Awards and nominations

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