by BBC
Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey, who starred in numerous Bollywood and international films, has died at the age of 86.
Tributes have poured in after news of his death was shared on Facebook by his niece Shaheen Aggarwal.
Jaffrey starred in acclaimed Indian films such as Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) and more than 100 Bollywood films.
He also appeared in A Passage To India, Gandhi and The Man Who Would Be King.
He was a household name in Britain after acting in Tandoori Nights, The Far Pavilions, The Jewel In The Crown and countless other TV roles, including playing Ravi Desai in the soap opera Coronation Street.
Born in Punjab in India in 1929, Jaffrey began his career as a theatre actor and later went on to work with legends like Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley.
He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to drama.
Jaffrey was married to actress-author Madhur Jaffrey with whom he had three children. They divorced in 1966.
The news of the death was announced late on Sunday by Ms Aggarwal on Facebook.
She wrote: “Today, a generation of Jaffreys has passed away. Saeed Jaffrey has joined his brothers and sister and is rejoicing in the lap of his Heavenly Father, eternally.”
As the news of his death spread on Monday, many took to Twitter to mourn the actor’s death:
