Rishi Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar condoles death of ‘fabulous’ actor Saeed Jaffrey

Jaffrey appeared in several Bollywood as well as British movies and was known for his roles in movies like “Gandhi”, “Shatranj Ke Khiladi”, “Henna”, “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”, “Dil”, “The Man Who Would Be King”, “A Passage to India” among others.

In pics: Saeed Jaffrey Passes Away, A Look At His journey

Jaffrey’s friend and “Henna” co-star Rishi also paid tribute to him on Twitter.

“R I P. My friend, my colleague of several films- Syd Jeffries alias Saeed Jaffery to the world, leaves us. Cheers to you!” he wrote.

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

Bhandarkar remembered his stint as an assistant director to him in a film.

“Saddened by the demise of versatile actor #SaeedJaffrey ji. Had a privilege of working with him as a Asst Director. Condolences to his family.”

Saddened by the demise of versatile actor #SaeedJaffrey ji. Had a privilege of working with him as a Asst Director. Condolences 2 his family

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) November 16, 2015

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said, “Sad to hear about the demise of a great actor & a superb human being. A great loss to the #FilmIndustry. RIP.”

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

“Million Dollar Arm” actor Pitobash wrote, “RIP Saeed Jaffrey Sir! You will be missed…”

RIP Saeed Jaffrey Sir! You will be missed…

— Pitobash (@pitobash) November 16, 2015

Jaffrey’s international career saw him working with Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Roshan Seth, James Ivory, Richard Attenborough and Daniel Day-Lew.

He was also the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to drama.

“The Lunchbox” actress Nimrat Kaur tweeted, “Never met Mr Saeed Jaffrey outside of all the amazing men he brought alive on screen…a class actor. Heavens are in great company today…”

Never met Mr. Saeed Jaffrey outside of all the amazing men he brought alive on screen…a class actor. Heavens are in great company today..

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) November 16, 2015