One of the most versatile performers in India today, Jaaved Jaaferi is known for donning various hats with flamboyance: actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, VJ, MC, ad filmmaker among others. The son of India’s most popular and legendary Actor/comedian, Jagdeep, Jaaved carries on the tradition of humor with ‘lan.

Debuting in Meri Jung in 1985, he made a huge impact in a negative role. His performance in the song “Bol Baby Bol Rock & Roll” incorporated a path-breaking style showcasing his dancing excellence. He garnered a huge fan-following inspiring the new generation of dancers. He has acted in over 35 films Indian and international till date winning awards like SCREEN and IIFA.
The launch of Channel V and its irreverent sense of humor gave Jaaved a platform to demonstrate his unique brand of comedy on television in the 1990s. Incorporating puns, impersonations, characters, accents, and introducing the now-ubiquitous Hinglish, he anchored the two cult shows Videocon Flashback and Timex Timepass. Jaaved co-founded and judged India’s first dance reality show Boogie Woogie which has broken records and is the longest running dance show, covering 15 years. His other shows on TV include TELE HOUSIE, JBC (Jaaved Broadcasting Corporation), CHITRAHAAR, TRUCK DHINADHIN and CHAK DHOOM DHOOM

His performance in the song “Mumbhai,” from the film, Bombay Boys, which was conceived, written, choreographed by him, gained a cult status among the young dancers and was number 1 on the charts for 6 weeks.

He dubbed Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Don Carnage in Hindi for Disney; scripted the Hindi version of Disney’s Jungle Book 2 and Pixar’s The Incredibles along with voicing for the antagonist. His character as Charlie Anna in the first full-fledged commercial animated film Roadside Romeo (a collaborative effort of YashRaj films and Disney) was highly appreciated. His commentary on the famous Japanese TV show Takeshi’s Castle on Pogo TV has also garnered a huge fan following with kids and adults.
Has repeatedly hosted top award shows like Filmfare, SCREEN and IIFA. Furthermore, he has performed in over 200 live shows in India and abroad, and shared the stage with Michael Jackson, Sting, Spice Girls and Queen and the top Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan, A. R. Rahman, Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan, AkshayKumar, Shankar Ehsan Loy etc.

Has been associated with advertising since 1980 as a model, choreographer, copywriter, producer and director. The Maggi Sauce commercials, which he writes and co-directs, have won most of the advertising awards over the past 25 years (one of the world’s longest brand associations).
He constantly changes his styles and appearance and bedazzles live, film, and TV audiences with his brand of uproarious humor while maintaining a non-controversial and squeaky-clean image.

Films Done By Javed Jaffery

Meri Jung 1985 Vikram Thakral aka Vicky Also singer for song “Bol Baby Bol Rock-N-Roll”
7 Saal Baad 1987 Ravi
Woh Phir Aayegi 1988
Lashkar 1989 Johnny
Jawani Zindabad 1990 Ravi Verma
Shiv Ram 1991
100 Days 1991 Sunil
Jeena Marna Tere Sang 1992
Tahalka 1992 Captain Javed
Karm Yodha 1992 Sudhir
Zakhmi Rooh 1993 Shekhar
Teesra Kaun 1994 Sanjay Chopra / Pankaj Nigam
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India 1995 Prince of Don
Rock Dancer 1995 JJ
Fire 1996 Jatin
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! 2009 Salim
Bombay Boys 1998 Cameo Also Singer and Lyricist for song “Mumbhai”
Hanuman 1998 Ashok
Gang 2000 Gary Rozario
Aman Ke Farishtey 2003 Amar
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon 2003 Himself special appearance
Jajantaram Mamantaram 2003 Aditya Pandit
Boom 2003 Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom
Salaam Namaste 2005 Jaggu Special Appearance
Ta Ra Rum Pum 2007 Harry
Dhamaal 2007 Manav Shrivastav
Victoria No. 203 2007 Bobby ‘BB’ Bombatta
Shaurya 2008 Major Akash Kapoor
Singh Is Kinng 2008 Mika Singh
Roadside Romeo 2008 Charlie Anna Voice Role
3 Idiots 2009 Ranchordas Shamaldas Chanchad Cameo
8 x 10 Tasveer 2009 Habibullah Happi Pasha
Kambakkht Ishq 2009 Keswani
Paying Guests 2009 Parag Melwani
The Forest 2009 Ebishek
Daddy Cool 2009 Carlos
City of Life 2009 Suresh Khan
Lafangey Parindey 2010 Himself cameo appearance
Hello Darling 2010 Hardik
Loot 2011 Akbar
Double Dhamaal 2011 Manav Shrivastav
Inshallah, Football 2011 — Producer (Documentary film)
Inshallah, Kashmir 2012 – Producer (Documentary film)
Agent Vinod 2012 — singer for song “Pyaar ki Pungi”
Besharam 2013 Bheem Singh Chandel
War Chhod Na Yaar 2013 Captain Qureshi
Mr Joe B. Carvalho 2014 Carlos
Bang Bang! 2014 Hamid Gul
Picket 43 2015 Mushraff Khan Malayalam Debut
Ishq Forever 2016 Amitabh
Lupt 2018 Harsh Tandon
Total Dhamaal 2019 Manav Shrivastav
Happy Sardar 2019 Inderpal Singh Malayalam Film
Jabariya Jodi 2019 Hukum Dev Singh
De De Pyaar De 2019 Samir Khanna
Bala 2019 Bachchan Dubey
Maska 2020 Rustom Irani Netflix film
Sooryavanshi 2020 Completed
Coolie No. 1 2020 Completed

Television Done By Javed Jaffery

1993 Mr. Shrimati Sanju Television film
1993 Zabaan Sambhalke Rocky Patel episode 12
1995 Kash-m-kash Dilbagh
1996-2014 Boogie Woogie Judge
2004 Road Raja Host
2005 KaboomJudge
2005-2006 Bam Bam Bam Gir Pade Hum Host/presenter
2011-2012 Mai Ka Lal Host
2014 Once More With Jaaved Jaaferi Host
2015 Back to Flashback Host
2019 The Final Call Siddharth Singhaniya

Awards and nominations Received By Javed Jaffery

Won, IIFA Best Comedian Award for Salaam Namaste (2006)
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role: Salaam Namaste (2006)
Won, National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues: Inshaallah, Football (2011)- As a producer