Jagdeep

Jagdeep

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Jagdeep Profile

  • Name:
  • Jagdeep
  • Other Name:
  • Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffry
  • Born:
  • March 29, 1939
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Datia
  • Spouse:
  • Begam

Jagdeep Biography

Jagdeep is a famous comedian of Bollywood screen. His son is also a popular actor of Bollywood and anchor of Television – Javed Jaffrey. Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffry is the eral name of this actor. He has worked for many serials as well. Among his serials, Ek se badkar ek of Doordarshan during middle 90’s was very popular for his comic role. He worked with Asrani, another comedian for this serial based on film songs, count down. As an actor, his role in comedy flick Andaz apna apna is also very popular. Other popular roles include – Sholay, Aina, Biday, Aar paar, Afsana, Suraksha, Swarg narag, Morcha, China gate, Kurbani, Kaali ghata, Naunihal, Shehan shah and Phir wohi raat. He has appeared in more than 300 films till now.

 

In 1988, he directed a Hindi movie, Soorma Bhopali. Soorma Bhopali was his character name in Sholay and he used the same character name in this film as well. Though it was not a box office success it did relatively better in the state of Madhya Pradesh, particularly the capital city Bhopal. He played the role of Soorma Bhopali, owner of a Timber mart in this movie.

 

Jagdeep was born on 29 March 1939 in Datia. Jagdeep started his film career as a child artist extra in films like B. R. Chopra's Afsana. Later he worked as a child artist in many black and white movies like Aar paar, Munna, Hum panchi ek daal ke and Ab Dilli Door Nahin. Jagdeep got a major break in movies through Bimal Roy’s Do bheega Zameen. He played the role of a street side shoe shiner named Lalu `Ustad’ with whom Balraj’s son Kanhayya makes friendship with. It was one of his first movies in which he started playing comic roles.

 

Apart from being a successful comedian, he has appeared in many horror movies as well, especially in projects of "Ramsay Brothers". Veerana, Tehkhana and Purana Mandir are a few movies that can be included in this list.   

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Updated: September 11, 2013

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