Jagdeep dies at 81: Raj Babbar and Shatrughan Sinha offer deepest condolences

As soon as news of demise of veteran actor Jagdeep broke, many filmmakers and fans paid tribute to late actor. Recently, actor Raj Babbar and Shatrughan Sinha also took to ir social media and expressed ir grief over death of 81-year-old actor. Raj Babbar remembered Jagdeep's comic timings while Shatrughan Sinha recalled that he bought his first car 'Austin' from him. 

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Shatrughan Sinha and Raj Babbar pay tribute to Jagdeep

Sharing a black and white format picture of Jagdeep on Instagram, Raj Babbar wrote, "Deepest Condolences on demise of Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey Saheb #Jagdeep Ji. Blessed to have walked few steps with this great soul in his 400 films long journey. Always marvelled at his impeccable comic timing & versatility. His place in our hearts is forever. RIP Sir." 

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Meanwhile, actor Shatrughan Sinha shared a thre of tweets to pay tribute. In three tweets, Shatrughan Sinha praised work of Jagdeep, especially his performance in Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer Sholay, in which he was seen portraying  titular character Soorma Bhopali. Shatrughan Sinha also stated that he was one of finest comedians. 

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Jagdeep's death 

Veteran actor Jagdeep, aka Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, passed away on Wednesday at of 81. According to reports, funeral will be held on Thursday at Mazgaon Mustafa Bazaar burial ground in Mumbai. official statement from his family is still awaited. 

Jagdeep's projects

Apart from playing 'Soorma Bhopali' in Sholay, Jagdeep has worked in more than 400 films. He was featured in films like Purana Mandir (1984), Salman Khan's d in Andaz Apna Apna (1994). He has also directed a movie Soorma Bhopali with this character as protagonist.

late actor started his film career as a child artist in B. R. Chopra's Afsana. He established himself as a comedian from movie Brahmachari. Jagdeep was last seen in Gali Gali Chor Hai, starring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse in le roles.  Rumi Jaffrey directorial released in 2012. 

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