ACTOR
Jagdeep
1939 - 2020

Jagdeep
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. Jagdeep started his film career as a child artist extra in B. R. Chopra's Afsana, then went on to do films as a child artist in films like Ab Dilli Door Nahin, K. A. Abbas's Munna, Guru Dutt's Aar Paar, Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zamin and AVM's Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke. He was launched as a leading man by AVM in the films Bhabhi, Barkha and Bindiya, and went on to do a few more films as a leading man. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jagdeep is the 9,767th most popular actor (down from 8,853rd in 2019), the 1,143rd 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 9,767 out of 13,578. Before him are Melanie Mayron, Raj Babbar, Chrissy Metz, Jason Mitchell, Andrea Bowen, and Chris Colfer. After him are Nidhhi Agerwal, Ryan Corr, Nam Ji-hyun, Tom Laughlin, Chiwa Saitō, and Mercedes Lambre.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMelanie Mayron
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 9,763
Raj Babbar
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 9,764
Chrissy Metz
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 9,765
Jason Mitchell
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 9,766
Andrea Bowen
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 9,767
Chris Colfer
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9,768
Jagdeep
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9,769
Nidhhi Agerwal
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9,770
Ryan Corr
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9,771
Nam Ji-hyun
1995 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9,772
Tom Laughlin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9,773
Chiwa Saitō
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9,774
Mercedes Lambre
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9,775
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 823. 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.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsPeter Radford
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 626
John A. Russo
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 627
John H. Sununu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 628
D. C. Fontana
WRITER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 629
Bob Armstrong
WRESTLER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 630
Bill Toomey
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 631
Jagdeep
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 632
Ben Cayetano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 633
Jim Baxter
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 634
Don McKinnon
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 635
Barry Mann
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 636
Zelmo Beaty
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 637
Bill Bridges
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2015
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 638
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsLinda Manz
ACTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 817
Marián Čišovský
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - 2020
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 818
Sheila Ingram
ATHLETE
1957 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 819
Basu Chatterjee
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 820
Gita Ramjee
BIOLOGIST
1956 - 2020
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 821
Rahat Indori
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 822
Jagdeep
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 823
Dick Garmaker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 824
Pop Smoke
SINGER
1999 - 2020
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 825
Ezio Bosso
COMPOSER
1971 - 2020
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 826
Mel Winkler
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 827
Vasil Yakusha
ATHLETE
1958 - 2020
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 828
Kelly Asbury
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 829
In India
Among people born in India, Jagdeep ranks 1,143 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).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsTessy Thomas
ENGINEER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 1,137
Rahat Indori
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 1,138
Prakash Padukone
BADMINTON PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 1,139
Vijayashanti
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 1,140
Sanjay Kapoor
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,141
Raj Babbar
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,142
Jagdeep
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 1,143
Nidhhi Agerwal
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 1,144
Mary Kom
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,145
Kiran Desai
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 1,146
Sanya Malhotra
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 1,147
Gulshan Grover
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 1,148
Manohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 1,149
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).
Mallika Sarabhai
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 249
Tara Sutaria
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 250
Sidharth Shukla
1980 - 2021
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 251
Vijayashanti
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 252
Sanjay Kapoor
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 253
Raj Babbar
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 254
Jagdeep
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 255
Nidhhi Agerwal
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 256
Sanya Malhotra
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 257
Gulshan Grover
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 258
Aditi Govitrikar
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 259
Bhavana
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 260
Arjun Rampal
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 261