9 July 2020, 3:32 am
RIP Legend Of Bollywood Jagdeep : Facts You Never Knew About Jagdeep
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Facts About Jagdeep popularly known 'Soorma Bhopali' , awesome lovable legend of Bollywood
RIP Legend Of Bollywood Jagdeep : Facts You Never Knew About Jagdeep
Pakyong, 09 Jul : Actor Jagdeep, whose original name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, has passed away in Mumbai at the age of 81. He is best known for his character Soorma Bhopali in 1975 film Sholay.
Born On 29 March 1939 in Amritsar, A Veteran Bollywood actor Jagdeep has passed away in Mumbai. He was 81.
Jagdeep, whose original name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri , started as a child artist in director BR Chopra's 1951 film Afsana.
He went on to work in more films like Ab Dilli Door Nahin , Munna , Aar Paar and Do Bigha Zamin as the child actor.
Later, he started his professional acting career as a lead actor in the Hindi film industry with films such as Bhabhi , Barkha and Bindaya . However, he got established as a comic actor with 1968 film Brahmachari that had Shammi Kapoor in the lead. It was just the kind fo start he needed.
His big break came in the form of director Ramesh Sippy's 1975 super block buster film Sholay that made his character Soorma Bhopali memorable, following that character world started knowing him as 'Soorma Bhopali'!
Later, he also directed a film titled Soorma Bhopali , in which he played the lead role.
Jagdeep also excelled in a couple of horror films in which his presence was acknowledged by the fans, especially the Ramsay Brothers' films such as Purana Mandir and Saamri .
Jagdeep worked in more than 400 films and was active in films as late as 2017. His last remarkable film was Gali Gali Chora Hai in 2012.
After his father?s death and the partition in 1947, they faced a financial crisis, because of which his Mother brought him to Mumbai. His mother used to work as a cook in an orphanage. She saved every single penny to send her child to school. However Jagdeep did not like the extra effort his mother was putting-in solely for him. So he left school and started selling things by the road side.
He was paid INR 3 for his first film, where in he was a child artist.
In his career spanning over 35 years, Jagdeep acted in more than 400 films.
Interestingly, Jagdeep had refused to play the role of ?Soorma Bhopali?, which remains to be one of his iconic roles to date.
Jagdeep Family, Relatives and Other Relations
He was born to Syed Yawar Husain Jafri and Kaneez Hyder. He married three times.
His first wife was Naseem Begam with whom he has a son named Hussein Jaffry and two daughters named Suraiya Jaffry and Shakira Shafi.
He then married Sughra Begam with whom he has two sons named Javed Jaffrey and Naved Jaffrey.
He then married Nazima with whom he has a daughter named Muskaan Jaffery.
Massive fans across world starts pouring in tribute, condolence towards beloved smiley legend who is regarded as pioneering asset in Bollywood Industry since 7 decades.
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