Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''

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'' (1975), Machchar in ''

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'' (1983), Salman Khan's dad in ''

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'' (1994) and directed the movie ''

Soorma Bhopali ''Soorma Bhopali'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Naved and directed by Jagdeep, who previously played Soorma Bhopali in the movie ''Sholay''. This film is one of the earliest works for the music director duo Dilip Sen – ...

'', with his character as the protagonist. Jagdeep started his film career as a

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's '' Afsana'', then went on to do films as a child artist in films like '' Ab Dilli Door Nahin'', K. A. Abbas's '' Munna'',

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's '' Aar Paar'', Bimal Roy's '' Do Bigha Zamin'' and AVM's '' Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke''. He was launched as a leading man by AVM in the films '' Bhabhi'', '' Barkha'' and '' Bindiya'', and went on to do a few more films as a leading man. He established himself as a comedian since the movie '' Brahmachari''. Some hit songs are picturised on him like "Paas baitho tabiyat bahal jayegi" from ''Punarmilan'', "In pyar ki rahon mein" from the same film, "Chal ud ja re Panchhi" and "Chali Chali re Patang", from the superhit movie ''Bhabhi'', where he is paired opposite Nanda, and "Aa Gaye Yaaro Jeene Ke Din" from ''Phir Wohi Raat''. He is also known for his appearances in many horror movies, especially in projects of the Ramsay Brothers. He appeared in famous hits like ''

and 3D Saamri''. He died at his home in Mumbai on 8 July 2020, following age-related health issues.

Personal life

Jagdeep married three times and was the father of six children. In 1960, he married Sughra Begum. They had two sons, Javed Jaffrey and television producer/director Naved Jaffrey, Naved and Javed were hosts of the dance show '' Boogie Woogie.'' Later, Jagdeep married Nazima. They have one daughter together, Muskaan Jafri.

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