The actor has worked in 400 films in his 70-year career and has enjoyed more stars than Amitabh Bachchan than his father, Dharmendra, of two superstars.
Jagdeep’s most memorable characters are Soorma Bhopali of Sholay (1975), Machchar of Purana Mandir (1983), and Salman Khan’s father of Andaz Apna Apna (1994). Jagdeep also plays the protagonist with Sholay based on his role.
The Indian film industry has many great artists who are known for their incredible talent and hard work. But among all the artists in the film industry, no matter how many years, some are still unparalleled. Today, we will tell you an actor and comedian like this who started his career as a child artist but then became a superstar so much that his stars surpassed Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. We are talking about Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey, who is known for his stage name Jagdeep.
Born in March 1939, Jagdeep worked in part of the film industry for 70 years, during which time he worked in more than 400 films. Jagdeep began his career in 1951 as an additional child artist at BR Chopra. He then transitions to child actors in various films such as Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Munna, Aar Paar, Do Bigha Zamin and Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke. Jagdeep was initiated by AVM Productions in the leading actors of the movie “Brother”, Barka and Bindia. He continued to do a few movies before establishing his comedian.
Jagdeep’s most memorable characters are Soorma Bhopali of Sholay (1975), Machchar of Purana Mandir (1983), and Salman Khan’s father of Andaz Apna Apna (1994). Jagdeep also plays the protagonist with Sholay based on his role.
Jagdeep comes from a modest background, but manages to name himself in the film industry. As for his personal life, Jagdeep got married three times and was the father of six children. His first wife, Naseem Begum, has three children, Hussein, Shakira and Surya. In 1960, he married Sughra Begum. They have two sons, Javed Jaffrey and TV producer/director Naved Jaffrey, host of dance performance Boogie Woogie, who continues to pursue a successful career. Jagdeep’s third marriage was with Nazima, who had a daughter, Muskaan Jaffrey.
Jagdeep died in July 2020 at his home in Mumbai after age-related health problems. He is 81 years old.
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