Jagdeep's Memorable Characters in Film

 

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Jagdeep's real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri 

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he was born in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, in 1939 

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He started his acting career as a child artist in the film "Afsana" (1951) 

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Jagdeep acted in over 400 films in a career spanning five decades 

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He was known for his impeccable comic timing 

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played memorable characters in films like "Brahmachari", "Andaz Apna Apna"  

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Jagdeep was also a writer, director and producer of films 

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His iconic character of Soorma Bhopali in the film "Sholay" 

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The character was inspired by a real-life person from Bhopal  

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The dialogue "Mere paas ma hai" (I have my mother) delivered by Jagdeep in the film 

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