Veteran actor and comedian Jagdeep passed away at his Andheri residence in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 81. The cause of his death is unknown. He is survived by sons Javed Jaffry and Naved Jaffry. Jagdeep born as Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafrii started his film career as a child artist extra in B. R. Chopra’s Afsana, then went on to do films as a child artist in films like Ab Dilli Door Nahin, K. A. Abbas’s Munna, Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar, Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin and AVM’s Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke. After Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke, he received various accolades and high praise for his roles. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru has gifted his personal staff to Jagdeep for his stellar performance in Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke.

Jagdeep gained popularity by playing ‘Soorma Bhopali’ in Sholay, Jagdeep appeared in more than 400 films. He appeared in films such as Purana Mandir (1984), Salman Khan‘s dad in Andaz Apna Apna (1994), and directed a movie Soorma Bhopali with this character as the protagonist.

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