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Veteran actor Jagdeep, who was popularly known for his role of Soorma Bhopali in the movie Sholay, passed away at the age of 81 on Wednesday, July 9, at his residence. owing to age-related health problems at the age of 81.
Born on March 29, 1939 as Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri in Amritsar, Jagdeep acted in over 400 films.
New-generation Bollywood buffs would recall him as Salman Khan's father in Rajkumar Santoshi's "Andaaz Apna Apna" (1994). Jagdeep started his career as a child artiste in BR Chopra's 1951 release, 'Afsana,' starring Ashok Kumar, Veena and Pran. As a child artiste he also worked in the Raj Kapoor-produced "Ab Dilli Door Nahin", KA Abbas's "Munna", Guru Dutt's "Aar Paar", Bimal Roy's "Do Bigha Zamin" and the AVM-produced "Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke".
Several Bollywood celebs have been taking to their social media handle to pay their tributes to the late actor. Among the many, actors Kareena Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Kunal Khemmu have also extended their heartfelt sympathies through their Instagram handle.
