Saeed Jaffrey
Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Saeed Jaffrey.
This week's castaway on Desert Island Discs is an actor. In Britain, he's best known for his appearances in My Beautiful Laundrette, The Chess Players and The Jewel in the Crown. In India he's a megastar who can't walk the streets without being mobbed.
This morning Saeed Jaffrey traces a career which has taken 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, and the famous stars he's met along the way.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Hobo Blues by John Lee Hooker
Book: Complete Works by Mirza Ghalib
Luxury: Case of Black Label and Dom Perignon
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Ravi Shankar
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
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Lata Mangeshkar
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Honky Tonk Train Blues
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Elton John
Nikita
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Castaway's Favourite
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John Lee Hooker
Hobo Blues
- The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker.
- Charly.
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Book Choice
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Complete Works - Mirza Ghalib
Luxury Choice
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Case of Black Label and Dom Perignon
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Saeed Jaffrey |
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Apr 1997 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 15 Aug 1997 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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