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Actor · 1929–2015

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey was an Indian actor. Born on 8 January 1929, this profile follows Saeed Jaffrey through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include My Beautiful Laundrette. The location trail reaches Battersea, 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK and Stockwell, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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CHAPTER 01

Life and work

Saeed Jaffrey was an Indian actor. Born: 8 January 1929. Died: 15 November 2015. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: British Raj, India and Dominion of India.

Saeed Jaffrey — biographical record ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

04 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎

My Beautiful Laundrette — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK.

Production-location record — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK, London

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05 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎

My Beautiful Laundrette — Queenstown Road railway station

Queenstown Road railway station appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to Queenstown Road railway station.

Production-location record — Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

Queenstown Road railway station, London

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IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

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WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

London ↗︎

From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.

WORLD · Movies

My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

Follow My Beautiful Laundrette through 5 real London locations recorded by an official city dataset or open production-location source.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Musician

Hans Zimmer ↗︎

Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born on 12 September 1957, this profile follows Hans Zimmer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rock (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Legion of Honor, with existing stories in San Francisco, Chicago, Rome and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Director

Stephen Frears ↗︎

Stephen Frears is a British film director and producer. Born on 20 June 1941, this profile follows Stephen Frears through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and My Beautiful Laundrette. The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Producer

Tim Bevan ↗︎

Tim Bevan is a New Zealand film producer. Born on 20 December 1957, this profile follows Tim Bevan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Big Lebowski (1998), High Fidelity (2000), The Italian Job (2003) and The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Palace Theatre, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Point Dume, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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