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Jagdeep

1939 - 2020

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Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (19 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in Sholay (1975), Machchar in Purana Mandir (1983), Salman Khan's dad in Andaz Apna Apna (1994) and directed the film Soorma Bhopali, with his character as the protagonist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jagdeep is the 9,967th most popular actor (down from 8,853rd in 2024), the 1,145th most popular biography from India (down from 997th in 2019) and the 255th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jagdeep ranks 9,967 out of 13,578. Before him are Mitsuaki Madono, Chrissy Metz, Jason Mitchell, Andrea Bowen, Adamari López, and Chris Colfer. After him are Nidhhi Agerwal, Ryan Corr, Nam Ji-hyun, Tom Laughlin, Chiwa Saitō, and Mercedes Lambre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jagdeep ranks 632. Before him are Peter Radford, John A. Russo, John H. Sununu, D. C. Fontana, Bob Armstrong, and Bill Toomey. After him are Ben Cayetano, Jim Baxter, Don McKinnon, Barry Mann, Zelmo Beaty, and Bill Bridges. Among people deceased in 2020, Jagdeep ranks 826. Before him are Linda Manz, Marián Čišovský, Sheila Ingram, Basu Chatterjee, Gita Ramjee, and Rahat Indori. After him are Dick Garmaker, Pop Smoke, Ezio Bosso, Mel Winkler, Vasil Yakusha, and Kelly Asbury.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jagdeep ranks 1,145 out of 1,861. Before him are Tessy Thomas (1963), Rahat Indori (1950), Prakash Padukone (1955), Vijayashanti (1966), Sanjay Kapoor (1965), and Raj Babbar (1952). After him are Nidhhi Agerwal (1993), Mary Kom (1983), Kiran Desai (1971), Sanya Malhotra (1992), Gulshan Grover (1955), and Manohar Joshi (1937).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Jagdeep ranks 255. Before him are Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Tara Sutaria (1995), Sidharth Shukla (1980), Vijayashanti (1966), Sanjay Kapoor (1965), and Raj Babbar (1952). After him are Nidhhi Agerwal (1993), Sanya Malhotra (1992), Gulshan Grover (1955), Aditi Govitrikar (1976), Bhavana (1986), and Arjun Rampal (1972).

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