Saeed Jaffrey
4 Extra Debut. From Debussy to Elton John. Actor Saeed Jaffrey shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From April 1997.
From Debussy to Elton John.
Actor Saeed Jaffrey shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
Saeed traces a career taking him from India, to New York, to London and back home to India.
Beginning with his childhood as the son of a brilliant mimic, he describes his early struggles to establish himself before going on to work with some of the biggest names in the business. Whilst working as a sales assistant in Harrods, he spotted his friend Ingrid Bergman and pretended to be a customer like her.
In the UK, Saeed was best known for his appearances in My Beautiful Laundrette, The Chess Players and The Jewel in the Crown. In India, he was a megastar who couldn't walk the streets without being mobbed.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 1997.
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