Veteran
actor-comedian
Jagdeep
breathed
his
last
at
8.30
at
his
Bandra
residence
in
Mumbai
on
July
8,
2020.
He
was
suffering
from
age-related
issues.
His
demise
has
left
the
film
industry
in
grief.
According
to
reports,
the
Sholay
actor
was
put
to
rest
in
a
cemetary
in
South
Mumbai
today
(July
9,
2020).
Jagdeep
is
survived
by
his
wife,
daughter
and
sons-
actor
Javed
and
Naved
Jaffery.
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Owing
to
COVID-19
restrictions,
only
the
family
members
and
a
few
Bollywood
celebrities
attended
Jagdeep's
last
rites.
Check
out
the
pictures
here.
Johnny
Lever
Arrives
To
Pay
His
Last
Respects
To
Jagdeep
The
ace
comedian
was
one
of
the
first
ones
who
arrived
to
pay
his
last
respects
to
the
legendary
actor.
After
the
last
rites
were
performed,
Johnny
spoke
to
the
paparazzi
about
how
would
try
to
copy
the
late
actor
whenever
they
worked
together.
Johnny
said that
he
was
grateful
to
have
got
an
opportunity
to
work
with
Jagdeep,
and
learnt
a
lot
from
him.
Further,
Johnny
added
that
Jagdeep
is
an
''irreplaceable
treasure
in
cinema'."
He
said
that
when
people
would
exit
theatres,
they
would
come
out
repeating
the
legendary
actor's
dialogues.
A
Huge
Loss
For
The
Jaffery
Family
Jagdeep's
actor-son
Javed
Jaffery
gets
emotional
while
carrying
the
actor's
mortal
remains
to
the
cemetary.
Johnny
Lever
Offers
His
Condolence
To
Jagdeep's
Family
The
actor
is
seen
interacting
with
Javed
Jaffery
in
this
picture.
The
Final
Journey
Jagdeep's
family
members
and
friends
clicked
by
photographers,
on
their
way
to
the
funeral.
Jagdeep,
whose
real
name
was
Syed
Ishtiaq
Ahmed
Jafri,
started
his
journey
in
films
with
B.
R.
Chopra's
Afsana
in
1951.
After
playing
the
lead
roles
in
films
like
Bhabhi,
Barkha
and
others,
Jagdeep
established
himself
as
a
comedian
with
Shammi
Kapoor's
Brahmachari.
However,
it
was
his
role
of
Soorma
Bhopali
in
Amitabh
Bachchan-Dharmendra's
Sholay
which
made
him
a
hit
with
the
audience.