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Bollywood mourns the demise of Sholay icon Jagdeep

Bollywood mourns the demise of Sholay icon Jagdeep

The veteran actor passed away on Wednesday at 81
Updated 10 Jul, 2020

Veteran actor Jagdeep passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81.

According to a family source, the comic icon - father of Javed Jaffrey and Naved Jaffery - had not been well due to several age related issues.

The icon's repertoire includes over 400 films but many remember him as Soorma Bhoali in 1975's classic Sholay. After all who can forget his lines like "Mera naam Soorma Bhopali aise hi nahi hai."

Speaking to PTI, Javed Jaffrey - who followed the footsteps of his father and joined the industry - shared, "My father was a child when he was looking for a job after Partition. When someone asked him if he wanted to work in films, he said all he needed was a job. He was chosen from the streets to star in a film as a child actor. He was destined to be in the industry, it was fate."

Fellow comics, actors and other members of the fraternity took to social media to express their sorrow at Jagdeep's passing and honoured his memory.

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ahmad Jul 10, 2020 12:09pm
great actor.
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AZAM AKBAR Jul 10, 2020 02:01pm
Rest In Peace.
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JustSaying Jul 10, 2020 02:30pm
Made People Smile without uttering a word....
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Javid Shirazi Jul 10, 2020 03:21pm
Another icon fades away. RIP.
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Asghar Mahmood Jul 10, 2020 04:34pm
My childhood best comedian. Really sad new.
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Shahzad Akbar Shaikh Jul 10, 2020 04:57pm
RIP. What a genius of an actor
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Das Jul 10, 2020 05:42pm
rip ...legends from childhood......The India we grew up and knew ....fading ....amazing star
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Tushar Jul 10, 2020 07:05pm
Year 2020 is very hard on everyone - mostly Bollywood. I will forever miss Dear Surma Bhopali.
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M. Saeedtern world proceeds. Jul 10, 2020 07:30pm
May his soul rest in peace. never knew he was father of Javed Jaffrey.
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Arun Sharan Jul 10, 2020 09:54pm
A very funny actor. Excellent timing. His best product. His even funnier son Javed.
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Vijay Jul 11, 2020 01:02am
RIP.
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JawAd Jul 11, 2020 08:30am
The lesser known actors of Bollywood have entertained millions and deserve the highest respect . Often some of these actors work in hundreds of films and no one knows their name.Bollywood is maturing in a sense where the actor is rising above the star and that is what defines cinema .
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Laila Jul 11, 2020 08:38am
RIP.
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