Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffry, better known as Jagdeep, is an Indian film actor known for his comic roles. He played Soorma Bhopali in Sholay

Sholay

Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...

 (1975), Gabbar in Purana Mandir

Purana Mandir

Purana Mandir is a 1984 Hindi feature film, produced and directed by the Ramsay brothers. It is a horror film chronicling the story of the monster-demon, Samri.The Soundtrack were composed by Ajit Singh-Plot:...

 (1984), Chief Zabardast in Tehkhana (1986), Hotel Receptionist in Veerana

Veerana

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 (1988), Salman Khan's father In Andaaz Apna Apna (1994) and later directed a movie Soorma Bhopali

Soorma Bhopali

Soorma Bhopali,, is a Hindi movie directed by Jagdeep, who previously played Soorma Bhopali in the movie Sholay. Soorma Bhopali was not a box office success.-Cast:* Jagdeep, as Soorma Bhopali/Dilwar Khan Dilwala...

with this character as the protagonist.

Jagdeep started his film career as a child artist

Child actor

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 extra in films like B. R. Chopra's Afsana, then to a child artist in Ab Dilli Door Nahin, K A Abbas's Munna and AVM

AVM Productions

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's Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke. Then came Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy

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's Do Bigha Zameen

Do Bigha Zameen

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with which he started playing comic roles.

He is also known for his appearances in many horror Movies, especially in projects of "Ramsay Brothers". He appeared in famous hits like Veerana, Tehkhana and Purana Mandir.

Jagdeep is the father of Naved Jaffery & Jaaved Jaffrey

Jaaved Jaffrey

Javed Jaffery is an Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist known for his work in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father is the famous comedian Jagdeep.-Professional work:...

 who host the popular show Boogie Woogie

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. According to rumours, Jagdeep will be playing a role in the sequel of Andaz Apna Apna. He last appeared in a flop movie- Journey Bombay to Goa.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Character/Role
1994 Bollywood films of 1994 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1994.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1994.-1994:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...	Andaz Apna Apna Andaz apna apna Andaz Apna Apna is a 1994 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles. Govinda and Juhi Chawla make guest appearances....	Bankelal Bhopali
1998 Bollywood films of 1998 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1998:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1998:-1998:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...	China Gate
1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...	Morcha Morcha (1980 film) Morcha is a 1980 film produced for Gopikrishna Global Entertainers by Rakesh and directed by Raveekant Nagaich. This action drama casts Ravi Behl, Aruna Irani, Chandrashekhar, Jagdeep, Jayshree T., Mac Mohan, Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi.-Cast:...
1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...	Phir Wohi Raat Phir Wohi Raat Phir Wohi Raat is a 1980 suspense film of horror genre starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead role as a psychologist doctor opposite Kim Yashpal. Danny later on married Kim Yashpal. The music is by R.D.Burman. This is the first and the only film directed by Danny Denzongpa. It fetched 1.2 crore...	Krupachand Reswani
1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...	Kali Ghata	Cook
1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...	Ek Baar Kaho Ek Baar Kaho (1980 film) Ek Baar Kaho is a 1980 Hindi language film produced for Rajshri Productions by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. This romance and family drama stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi as lead pair and support cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip...	Hanuman Singh
1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:...	Surakshaa Surakshaa - External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...	Khabari
1978 Bollywood films of 1978 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:...	Swarg Narak Swarg Narak Swarg Narak is a 1978 Hindi movie produced by B.Nagi Reddy and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. This family and comedy drama stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shabana Azmi...	Vinod's friend
1977 Bollywood films of 1977 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1977:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1977:-1977:-External links:* - A look back at 1977 with a focus on the Hindi film song...	Aaina Aaina (1977 film) Aaina is a 1974 Indian Bollywood film starring Mumtaz in the lead roles and A. K. Hangal, Nirupa Roy, Lalita Pawar, Jayasudha and Madan Puri in support roles. The music is given by Naushad.This film has a special appearance by Rajesh Khanna...	Music instructor
1975 Bollywood films of 1975 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1975:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1975:--Aandhi could not run in theatres due to controversey...	Sholay Sholay Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...	Soorma Bhopali
1974 Bollywood films of 1974 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1974:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1974:Box office verdict of the last ten films in above list was flop-1974:-External links:...	Bidaai	Shankar Lal

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