Saeed Jaffrey passes away: Twitterati condole death of multifaceted, versatile veteran actor
New Delhi, Nov 16: Prominent faces from Indian film fraternity such as Shekar Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar, Rishi Kapoor and politicians such as PM Narendra Modi and I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday condoled the death of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey.
Jaffrey, the Indian-British actor, who had worked in various Hindi films passed away on Monday at the age of 86. He's remembered for his role of Mir Roshan Ali in Satyaji Ray's Bollywood classic 'Shataranj Ke Khiladi'.
The tragic news was shared by Jaffrey's niece Shaheen Aggarwal on her Facebook account. Jaffrey is left with three daughters Meera, Zia, and Sakina Jaffrey. (Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey dies at 86)
Jaffery was known for his roles in movies "Shatranj Ke Khiladi", "Gandhi", "Henna", "Ram Teri Ganga Maili", "Dil", "The Man Who Would Be King", "A Passage to India" among others.
Celebrities took to Twitter to pay their rich tributes to the multifaceted, versatile veteran actor who acted in a few British films too.
Here are a few such tweets:
Saddened
by
the
demise
of
versatile
actor#SaeedJaffreyji.
Had
a
privilege
of
working
with
him
as
a
Asst
Director.
Condolences
2
his
family
—
Madhur
Bhandarkar
(@imbhandarkar)
November
16,
2015
RIP
Saeed
Jaffrey
Sahab.
You
left
an
indelible
impression
on
cinema,
stage
&
television.
Will
always
miss
you,
Sir.
pic.twitter.com/7wvmOJGLfg
—
taran
adarsh
(@taran_adarsh)
November
16,
2015
Goodbye
dear
Sayeed.
Started
my
career
with
u
in
Masoom.
Cant
forget
ur
kindness
n
enthusiasm
for
your
art
n
others.
https://t.co/NFlWdNIhl0
—
Shekhar
Kapur
(@shekharkapur)
November
16,
2015
Saeed
Jaffrey
was
a
multifaceted
actor
whose
flair
&
versatility
will
always
be
remembered.
Deepest
condolences
on
his
passing
away:
PM
—
PMO
India
(@PMOIndia)
November
16,
2015
Condolences
on
passing
away
of
screen
legend
#SaeedJaffrey.
His
range
and
acting
depth
will
be
remembered
for
long.
pic.twitter.com/5sIckQpX6o
—
Rajyavardhan
Rathore
(@Ra_THORe)
November
16,
2015
R
I
P.My
friend,my
colleague
of
several
films-Syd
Jeffries
alias
Sayeed
Jaffri
to
the
world,leaves
us.Cheers
to
you!
pic.twitter.com/sKlc4N0L9e
—
rishi
kapoor
(@chintskap)
November
16,
2015
You'll
live
on
in
your
roles,
#SaeedJaffrey,
an
exemplar
of
fine
tehzeeb
&
subtle
performance,
like
the
aristocrat
of
Shatranj
ke
Khiladi
—
Siddhartha
Basu
(@babubasu)
November
16,
2015
Sad
to
hear
about
the
demise
of
a
grt
actor
&
a
superb
human
being.A
grt
loss
to
the
#FilmIndustry.RIP.
pic.twitter.com/54ftzklraC
—
Ashoke
Pandit
(@ashokepandit)
November
16,
2015
What
a
Fabulous
Actor!!
Shatranj
ke
Khiladi!!!
My
fav.
Saeed
Jaffrey
film...
RIP
https://t.co/9TjxOzSJkP
—
shaan
(@singer_shaan)
November
16,
2015
Saddened
at
the
passing
away
of
veteran
actor
Saeed
Jaffrey.
End
of
an
era.
Condolences
to
his
family
and
friends
—
Mamata
Banerjee
(@MamataOfficial)
November
16,
2015
Guess
who's
meeting
Lallan
Miyan
today!
#SaeedJaffrey
pic.twitter.com/tUWcLNQLzj
—
Sayantan
Ghosh
(@sayantansunnyg)
November
16,
2015
Will
always
remember
#SaeedJaffrey
as
Mir
Roshan
Ali
in
Satyajit
Ray's
memorable
film
"Shatranj
Ke
Khiladi".#RIP
—
Dipankar.
(@deep_anchor)
November
16,
2015
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