Jaffrey is unique in that his career has spanned Hollywood, Bollywood, stage and TV and he has rubbed shoulders with everyone from Sean Connery and Marilyn Monroe to Shah Rukh Khan and the cast of Coronation Street (not that you would know it, with his down to earth and friendly manner.)

The event was introduced by comedian Jeff Mirza who immediately got everyone in the mood to be entertained. Although the hall wasn't as packed as it could have been, it made the evening much more cosy and there was plenty of audience participation. Jeff started off by asking everyone what they did for a living. When I told him I was an IT consultant, he replied "Oh an It girl." Although the audience was mostly Asian, Jeff made sure the non Asian members didn't feel left out. But everyone who was there, Asian or not, we re very enthusiastic and most had traveled from quite far away to be there.

When Saeed Jaffrey was introduced to the stage, I was expecting it to continue in the same vane, a humorous exchange with lots of banter.

Unexpectedly though, once the two men started, the conversation got quite serious and it was more like an interview on Parky. Though this was in contrast to what had gone on before, it was not a bad thing as Jaffrey had plenty of interesting tales to tell about his life and career. He also read passages from his autobiography.

Among the stories he told were of his experiences of working on the film, The Man Who Would be King, opposite Sean Connery and Michael Caine.

He also spoke about meeting Lawrence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. On Monroe, he said: "She was a very sensual person, the way she swayed her hips. She was a very exuberant creature."

These stories about meeting and working with the Hollywood A-list were juxtaposed with his memories of coming to England for the first time and not being able to find anywhere to live because all the landlords turned him down as soon as they found out he was Indian.

Most of the audience was in their mid to late 30's and knew a lot about his work and were familiar with the people and time periods he talked about. However for others like my 18 year old neice who tagged along, a lot of it went over her head. But everyone showed their appreciation with their enthusiatic applause afterwards.

All in all, Saeed Jaffrey and Jeff Mirza come from two totally different worlds, and though the two charecters complimented each other, Jaffrey stole the show.