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See Pics: Javed Jaaferi, Johnny Lever Among Others Pay Respect At Jagdeep’s Funeral
Veteran actor Jagdeep will be laid to rest at a cemetery in south Mumbai on Thursday. Jagdeep died on July 8 at 8.30 pm at his residence in Bandra. He was 81 and had not been keeping well because of age related issues.
The actor’s family left on the morning of July 9 for his funeral. His son, actor Jaaved Jaaferi was clicked by photographers, on his way for the funeral.
The last of the comic icons in the tradition of seniors Johnny Walker and Mehmood, the actor had a prolific career that lasted beyond 400 films and many memorable roles. Jagdeep, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, started his journey in cinema with the 1951 film Afsana, which marked filmmaker BR Chopra’s directorial debut.
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The actor kept picking up big and small roles in his early career, impressing directors like Bimal Roy, who cast him as shoe-shiner Lalu Ustad in his 1953 film ‘Do Bigha Zamin’.
May his soul rest in peace!
