Mamata Banerjee condoles Saeed Jaffrey’s death

“Saddened at the passing away of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey. End of an era. Condolences to his family and friends,” Banerjee tweeted.

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

Saeed appeared in several Indian as well as British movies, such as Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” and David Lean’s “A Passage to India”.

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Saeed was the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to drama.

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