Madhur Jaffrey

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Director
Madhur Jaffrey
Host Padma Lakshmi takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today.
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Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020– )
Madhur Jaffrey was born on 13 August 1933 in Civil Lines, Delhi, British India. She is an actress and writer, known forWolf (1994),Saagar (1985) andShakespeare-Wallah (1965). She has been married to Sanford Allen since 1969. She was previously married toSaeed Jaffrey.
BornAugust 13, 1933
  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
6.3
Movie
  • Party Guest
  • 1994
Kamal Haasan, Dimple Kapadia, and Rishi Kapoor in Saagar (1985)
6.9
Movie
  • Kamladevi (Ravi's grandma)
  • 1985
Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
6.8
Movie
  • Manjula
  • 1965
Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg in Prime (2005)
6.2
Movie
  • Rita
  • 2005
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  • Trivia
    Madhur Jaffrey is the author of more than 20 best-selling Indian cookbooks starting with "An Invitation To Indian Cooking" in 1973.
  • Nickname
    • The Julia Child of Indian cookery

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