Remember the man with the suave looks, a lovely accent and an emphatic screen presence? Saeed Jaffrey the man with the gift of the gab and the glint of sophisticated grey hair. He is no more. No one knows the cause of his death, but his niece Shaheen Aggarwal prefers the world to remember him for the goodness that he spread.

She shared a video of his interview and spoke of his innate ability to reach out to a disaspora which treasured the moments with the actor as one of the most cherishable ones. His gesticulation was always his signature and today as we raise our hands to bid him goodbye tears well up in our eyes and there is no word that could describe our emotions as he makes his way towards Heaven at 86.

As Shaheen rightly put it, the last of the Jaffreys over and we would meet him now in Paradise. Respects and may his soul rest in peace.