Background
She was born in Delhi, India, educated at Miranda House (Delhi) and in England. She is based in New York City. Originally '''Madhur Bahadur''', she obtained her stage name when she married Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey, though they divorced in 1965. They have three daughters; Meera, Zia, and Sakina Jaffrey. Madhur Jaffrey is currently married to Sanford Allen.Merchant Ivory Productions
Madhur Jaffrey is said to have been responsible for introducing James Ivory and Ismail Merchant.Jaffrey appeared in a number of their earlier films: ''"Shakespeare Wallah"'' (1965, won Berlin Film Festival's Best Actress), ''"The Guru"'' (1969), ''Autobiography of a Princess'', (1976) and ''Heat and Dust'' (1983) dircted by Ivory. And also ''"The Perfect Murder"'' (1988) and Merchant's ''"Cotton Mary"'' (1999, title role).
Not Merchant Ivory Film, but she was guest appearance of ''"Six Degrees of Separation"'' (1993) with Stockard Channing (''"Le Divorce"''), Mary Beth Hurt (''"Slaves of New York"'') and ''"Vanya on 42nd Street"'' (1994) with Julianne Moore (''"Surviving Picasso"''), Larry Pine (''"Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures"''), Wallace Shawn (''"The Bostonians"'').
Cookbooks
As well as acting, Jaffrey is the noted author of cookbooks of Indian, Asian, and world vegetarian cuisines, many of which have become bestsellers. She had her first cookery series on BBC television in 1989. She is one of the first authors to have made cooking authentic Indian food at home accessible to Westerners. Jaffrey lives in the U.K. and the U.S.Broadway
She was recently seen in ''Bombay Dreams'' on Broadway where she played the main character's grandmother (Shanti).External links
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