Madhur Jaffrey (Indian Food) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Food, Travel Writer, Actor, Television Personality
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	13/08/1933
Age	92 years
Birthplace	Civil Lines, Delhi

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Famous For	Bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook, 'An Invitation to Indian Cooking' (1973)

School	St. Mary's Convent school, Kanpur Queen Mary's Higher Secondary School, Delhi
College/University	Miranda House, Delhi (1950) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, England (1955)
Educational Qualification	B.A. degree in English Honours

Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian

Marital Status

Marriage Date

1958

Husband/Spouse

Children

Family

Parents

Father	Lala Raj Bans Bahadur
Mother	Kashmiran Rani

Siblings

Debut

Film	Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
TV	Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery Show (1982)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Best Actress Award from the Berlin International Film Festival in 1965 for her performance in Shakespeare Wallah
Taraknath Das Foundation Award presented by the Taraknath Das Foundation of the Southern Asian Institute of Columbia University in 1993
Named to Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America by the James Beard Foundation in 1995
Muse Award presented by New York Women in Film & Television in 2000
Honorary CBE awarded on 11 October 2004 for her services to United Kingdom, India and USA

1. Madhur was born in Delhi and relocated to Kanpur at the age of two.
2. At five years old, she portrayed a mouse in the play 'Pied Piper of Hamelin.'
3. In 1944, after eight years in Kanpur, she returned to Delhi with her family.
4. Madhur spent her days spinning Khadi and following Mahatma Gandhi.
5. She enjoyed Punjabi cuisine and shared chicken recipes on a BBC cooking program.
6. In 1955, Madhur joined the Unity Theatre in Delhi, founded by actor Saeed Jaffrey.
7. She learned cooking from her mother's handwritten recipes.
8. Madhur is known for her numerous cooking books and television appearances.
9. Her memoir about India, 'Climbing the Mango Trees,' was published in 2006.