List of the best Madhur Jaffrey movies: ABCD(1999), The Assam Garden(1985), Cotton Mary(1999), Shakespeare Wallah(1965), Jadoo(2013), Saagar(1985), Partition(2007), A Late Quartet(2012), Heat and Dust(1983), Vanya on 42nd Street(1994), Flawless(1999) ... ...
Drama, Romance
USA
1999
106 Minutes
Anju
Madhur Jaffrey Faran Tahir Sheetal Sheth Aasif Mandvi David Ari Jennifer Dorr White Adriane Forlana Erdos Rex Young
The only goal of an ageing Asian-American widow is to see her son and rebellious daughter (described as an American Born Confused Deshi or ABCD) married off to respectable Indian families.
Drama
UK
1985
92 Minutes
Deborah Kerr Madhur Jaffrey Alec McCowen Zia Mohyeddin Anton Lesser Iain Cuthbertson Tara Shaw Dev Sagoo
An Englishwoman and her Indian neighbor bond while fixing up her Imperial-style garden. Meanwhile, present day concerns and painful memories intrude.
Drama
France|UK|USA
1999
122 Minutes
Greta Scacchi Madhur Jaffrey James Wilby Neena Gupta Sakina Jaffrey Prayag Raj Sarah Badel Joanna David Gemma Jones Nadira Surekha Sikri
british woman sister nurse husband baby somber engaging emotional india household xenophobia cultural differences colonialism manipulation childcare affair pursuit sacrifice rise 1950s
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
Drama
USA|India
1965
120 Minutes
Manjula
Shashi Kapoor Felicity Kendal Madhur Jaffrey Geoffrey Kendal Laura Liddell Utpal Dutt
actor wife playboy daughter movie star emotional striking moving india road stage town race relations colonialism family performance jealousy cultural differences love growing up
The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
2013
79 Minutes
Amara Karan Tom Mison Madhur Jaffrey Adeel Akhtar Paul Bazely Ray Panthaki Harish Patel Nikesh Patel Kulvinder Ghir Romy Ahluwalia
brother chef rival daughter lawyer restaurateur amusing airy lighthearted engaging witty heartwarming england brother relationship family feud running a business sibling rivalry restaurant business indian cuisine love
This comedy revolves around two brothers, both wonderful chefs, who fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half - one brother gets the ... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
India
1985
170 Minutes
Kamladevi
Rishi Kapoor Dimple Kapadia Nadira Saeed Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey A. K. Hangal Shafi Inamdar Sudhir Pandey Satish Kaushik Kiran Vairale
Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|South Africa|UK
2007
116 Minutes
Shanti Singh
Jimi Mistry Kristin Kreuk Neve Campbell John Light Irrfan Khan Madhur Jaffrey Aarya Babbar Lushin Dubey Chenier Hundal Jesse Moss Jaden Rain
soldier wife friend sister son emotional engaging india pakistan war romantic dilemma religion family honor accidental death forbidden love rescue escape 1940s
During the turmoil and violence of Partition, a Sikh ex-soldier, haunted by war, offers shelter to a young Muslim woman who has been separated from her family.
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Dr. Nadir
Philip Seymour Hoffman Christopher Walken Mark Ivanir Catherine Keener Imogen Poots Wallace Shawn Madhur Jaffrey Liraz Charhi
cellist violinist musician wife bleak touching new york city music hall household musical performance friendship disease infidelity discovery transformation 2010s
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
Drama
1983
133 Minutes
Begum Mussarat Jahan, the Nawab's mother (At the Palace in Khatm)
Julie Christie Greta Scacchi Christopher Cazenove Julian Glover Susan Fleetwood Shashi Kapoor Madhur Jaffrey Barry Foster Zakir Hussain Patrick Godfrey
granddaughter grandmother government official nawab husband emotional uneasy england india palace river infidelity abortion social ostracism colonial india sexism marriage forbidden love transformation 1970s
An Englishwoman's (Julie Christie) affair in India parallels her great-aunt's (Greta Scacchi) 1920s scandal.
Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Mrs. Chao
Wallace Shawn Julianne Moore Brooke Smith Larry Pine George Gaynes Lynn Cohen Phoebe Brand Jerry Mayer Madhur Jaffrey
actor actress director creative quirky powerful new york city times square theater backstage street acting theater show business creative process transformation 1990s
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Robert De Niro Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Miller Chris Bauer Skipp Sudduth Wilson Jermaine Heredia Nashom Benjamin Scott Allen Cooper Rory Cochrane Daphne Rubin-Vega Wanda De Jesus
retiree security guard music teacher gay man transvestite emotional touching new york city apartment hospital homophobia prejudice singing stroke unlikely allies physical therapy discovery transformation 1990s
An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the drag queen next door.