ACTOR · BORN 1963
Javed Jaffrey
- Born
- 4 December 1963, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Known for
- 3 Idiots (2009), Bang Bang! (2014), Sooryavanshi (2021), Dhamaal (2007)
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15 Interesting Facts About Javed Jaffrey
- #002
Javed Jaffrey dubbed for Prabhudeva in the Hindi version of Sapnay.
- #005
In 1989, Javed performed Bappi Lahiri's pop song Habiba on Doorarshan's New Year Special program.
- #006
He introduced a new kind of dance to India: technically trained dance styles, genuine Western dance forms.
- #007
He is commonly referred to as 'India's 1st Break Dancer'.
- #010
He acted in the shelved Vikram Productions Pvt. Ltd. film Chor Bazar (1991). Cast: Sunil Kapoor, Akshay Anand, Javed Jaffri, Sanah (Pakistani), Vikram Makandar. Music: Nadeem Shravan; Producers: Vikram Makandar, Faryal Moin Makandar; Director: Vikram Makandar.
- #013
He acted in the shelved Smita Thackeray film Society (2011). Cast: Randhir Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Seema Biswas, Sarika, Javed Jaffery, Reema Sen, Aditya Raj Kapoor. Producer: Smita Thackeray; Director: Rahul Dholakia.
- #015
He acted in the shelved Monang Films film Trilok (1990). Cast: Raj Babbar, Sujata Mehta, Javed Jaffri, Parijaat, Paresh Rawal, Ishrat Ali, Shiva. Music: Rajesh Roshan; Producer: Harish Barot; Director: Parto Ghosh. The film was revived and released as Aaj Ka Nanha Farishta; Javed's character was removed and only his dance was kept, new characters (Master Omkar Kapoor) were added and the script was changed.
- #016
Anil Sharma was to make a film titled Break Dancer in 1991, with Javed Jaffery producing and directing it. It was ultimately shelved.
- #017
He acted in the shelved film Bankelal (1986).
- #018
He acted in the shelved Promise Pictures film Damdaar (1990). Cast: Hema Malini, Suresh Oberoi, Javed Jaffery, Hemant Birje, Sahila Chaddha, Raza Murad, Shakti Kapoor, Shehzad Khan. Music: Annu Malik; Producer and Director: Dilip Gulati.
- #019
He acted in the M.M. Arts film Yudhkaal (1993). Cast: Javed Jafferey, Archana Puran Singh, Sanjeeva, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Mukesh Khanna, Mohnish Behl. Music: Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen; Director: Inayat H. Sheikh. The film stayed shelved for 10 years until a new producer named Vijay Nair bought it from the original producers and relaunched it as Shola - Fire of Love; the new project kept what had been shot as Yudhkaal and added a new plotline with new actors.
- #020
Javed Jaffrey appeared in the unreleased film 'Bankelal' (1985). The cast included Parikshat Sahni, Javed Jaffery, Sahila Chaddha, Amjad Khan and Jagdeep. The music was by Vipin-Kishore, the producer was Shabab Ahmed and the director was Wasi Khan.
- #021
Javed Jaffrey appeared in the unreleased Shivkripa Films production 'Masoom Mohabbat' (1992). The cast included Sharmilee, Samardeep, Javed Jaffery, Dilip Dhawan, Amita Nangia and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The music was by Gauri Shankar and the director was Umesha.
- #022
Javed Jaffrey appeared in the unreleased P.K. Productions film 'Vishwas' (1990). The cast included Mohsin Khan, Javed Jaffery, Satish Kaul, Anand Balraj and Alok Nath. The music was by Bappi Lahiri, the producers were Rani S. Kapila and Padmini Kapila, and the writer and director was Tammu Hassan.
- #026
Javed Jaffrey appeared in Harish Barot's unreleased film 'Trilok' (1989). The cast included Javed Jaffery, Parijat, Paresh Rawal, Rakesh Bedi and Shiva. The director was Dinkar Chaudhary.
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