LIVE:
Dharmendra Deol Fondly Remembers ‘Sholay’ Co – Actor Jagdeep ‘He Could Make A Crying Person Laugh’
Bollywood actor Dharmendra Deol fondly remembers his co – actor Jagdeep from the cult Hindi film ‘Sholay’. The two of them worked together in the film. Dharmendra went down the memory lane to recall the late actor saying it was not easy to make people laugh, something the veteran actor excelled in as he died at the age of 81 on July 8.
Speaking to a leading news daily, he said: “I believe playing a comedian is lot more difficult than a tragic hero because it’s not easy t make someone laugh. But Jagdeep saab could make even someone who was crying laugh. Few are blessed with such talent. And when you have a fine actor by your side, it just lifts the scene. That’s what happened in Sholay. Jagdeep saab, Amitabh (Bachchan) and I have wonderful comic timing, very different from each other, which combusted on screen. Till the film industry exists, Soorma Bhopali will be remembered.”
After the demise of the talented actor, Amitabh too had written evocatively about their association. He had said: “Last night we lost another gem. Jagdeep, the actor of exceptional comedic repertoire, passed away. He had crafted a unique individual style of his own.. and I had the honour of working with him in several films.. the more prominent ones in the eyes of the audience being Sholay and Shahenshah.”
Meanwhile, Jagdeep died at the age of 81 due to age – related issues.
