Cast: Madhur Jaffrey
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Madhur Jaffrey. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 17
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Direction Louis Malle
Cast Julianne Moore · George Gaynes · Brooke Smith · Wallace Shawn
Synopsis David Mamet wrote the screenplay for this staging of Andre Gregory's play, "Vanya," itself based on Chekhov's masterpiece, "Uncle Vanya." A group of actors enter a theatre on New York's 42nd Street and run through a full-length rehearsal of "Vanya"...
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes
The Mind of a Chef (TV Series)
2012 · Documentary · United States
Direction Michael Steed · Anna Chai · Claudia Woloshin · Morgan Fallon
Cast Anthony Bourdain · David Chang · Sean Brock · April Bloomfield
Synopsis TV Series (2012-). 78 Episodes. Chef David Chang, along with his friends, explore, explain and enjoy food from around the world.
6.9
47 votes
6.9
47 votes
A Late Quartet
2012 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Yaron Zilberman
Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Christopher Walken · Mark Ivanir
Synopsis A Late Quartet (2012) follows the members of a world-renowned string quartet as they face a crisis when their cellist, Peter, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. His decision to retire after 25 years disrupts the group's delicate balance, revealing buried...
6.9
6K votes
6.9
6K votes
Direction Vic Sarin
Cast Jimi Mistry · Kristin Kreuk · Neve Campbell · John Light
Synopsis Gian Singh & Avtar Singh are officers with the Indian Army serving under the command of Andrew Stilwell, who lives with his sister, Margaret, in New Delhi. During 1941 the trio are dispatched to active duty in Burma where Andrew...
5.7
167 votes
5.7
167 votes
Wolf
1994 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction Mike Nichols
Cast Jack Nicholson · Michelle Pfeiffer · James Spader · Kate Nelligan
Synopsis In Wolf (1994), a middle-aged book editor, Will Randall, faces a career crisis and a failing marriage. After being bitten by a wolf, he begins to experience heightened senses, increased vitality, and a newfound predatory instinct. As he embraces his...
5.6
34K votes
5.6
34K votes
Today's Special
2009 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction David Kaplan
Cast Aasif Mandvi · Jess Weixler · Madhur Jaffrey · Harish Patel
Synopsis Samir (Aasif Mandvi), a sous chef at an upscale New York restaurant, becomes frustrated with his boss (Dean Winters) and quits. His dreams of studying French cooking in France are shattered after his father becomes ill and he must take...
5.3
359 votes
5.3
359 votes
Cotton Mary
1999 · Movie · 124 min. · United States
Direction Ismail Merchant
Cast Greta Scacchi · Madhur Jaffrey · James Wilby · Neena Gupta
Synopsis On the Malabar Coast in the early 1950s, a British family finds itself in the midst of a cultural clash, instigating a reevaluation of traditional and colonial attitudes. As India goes through the growing pains of breaking away from colonial...
4.9
87 votes
4.9
87 votes
Shakespeare-Wallah
1965 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction James Ivory
Cast Shashi Kapoor · Felicity Kendal · Geoffrey Kendal · Laura Liddell
Synopsis 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 of India as the old is replaced by the...
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I Feel Bad (TV Series)
2018 · Series · United States
Direction Julie Anne Robinson
Cast Sarayu Blue · James Buckley · Paul Adelstein · Johnny Pemberton
Synopsis TV Series (2018). Emet, the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter, is learning to be okay with being imperfect.
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The Good Karma Hospital (TV Series)
2017 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bill Eagles · Jon Wright
Cast Amanda Redman · Neil Morrissey · Amrita Acharia · James Floyd
Synopsis Set in a coastal town in tropical South India, THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL tells the story of junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine, the...
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Autobiography of a Princess
1975 · Movie · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction James Ivory
Cast James Mason · Madhur Jaffrey · Keith Varnier · Diane Fletcher
Synopsis On the anniversary of her father's death, an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey) celebrates his memory in her London apartment by having tea and showing a selection of home movies to her guest, her father's old tutor Cyril Sahib (James Mason).
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The Perfect Murder
1988 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Zafar Hai
Cast Naseeruddin Shah · Stellan Skarsgard · Amjad Khan · Madhur Jaffrey
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The Guru
1969 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction James Ivory
Cast Rita Tushingham · Michael York · Utpal Dutt · Madhur Jaffrey
Synopsis Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar (musical instrument) from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan. Tom is taken to Zafar's home, where he gets to meet his wife and...
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Chutney Popcorn
1999 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Nisha Ganatra
Cast Nisha Ganatra · Jill Hennessy · Sakina Jaffrey · Madhur Jaffrey
Synopsis Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve...
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The Assam Garden
1985 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mary McMurray
Cast Deborah Kerr · Madhur Jaffrey · Alec McCowen · Zia Mohyeddin
Synopsis An embittered, lonely old widow reluctantly tends her late husband's garden and discovers that more than flowers can bloom there when she encounters her East Indian neighbor, a woman with an ailing husband. This touching drama chronicles their friendship. The...
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Jadoo
2012 · Movie · 83 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Amit Gupta
Cast Amara Karan · Harish Patel · Kulvinder Ghir · Tom Mison
Synopsis Jadoo tells the story of two brothers, Raja and Jagi, both wonderful chefs, who fall out so catastrophically that they tear the fabled family recipe book in half – one brother gets the starters and the other gets the main...
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Direction Ramesh Sippy
Cast Rishi Kapoor · Kamal Hassan · Dimple Kapadia · Nadira
Synopsis 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.
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