Gangtok, July 9 -- Facts About Jagdeep popularly known 'Soorma Bhopali', awesome lovable legend of Bollywood

Pakyong, 09 Jul : Actor Jagdeep, whose original name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, has passed away in Mumbai at the age of 81. He is best known for his character Soorma Bhopali in 1975 film Sholay.

Born On 29 March 1939 in Amritsar, A Veteran Bollywood actor Jagdeep has passed away in Mumbai. He was 81.

Jagdeep, whose original name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, started as a child artist in director BR Chopra's 1951 film Afsana.

He went on to work in more films like Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Munna, Aar Paar and Do Bigha Zamin as the child actor.

Later, he started his professional acting career as a lead actor in the Hindi film indus...