Jagdeep Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Actor, Comedian
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/03/1939
Age	81 years (died on 08, Jul, 2020)
Birthplace	Datia, Madhya Pradesh, Central Provinces, British India
Date of Death	08/07/2020

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri
Screen Name	Jagdeep

Physical Stats & More

Height	174 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Personal Life

Date of Birth	29 March 1939 (Wednesday)
Birthplace	Datia, Madhya Pradesh, Central Provinces, British India
Date of Death	08 July 2020 (Wednesday)
Place of Death	Bandra, Mumbai, India
Death Cause	Age related health issues
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
College/University	Did Not Attend
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Listening to Songs
Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Spouse

First Wife	Naseem Begam
Second Wife	Sughra Begum
Third Wife	Nazima

Children

Sons	Hussein Jaffry (from his first wife, Naseem Begam) Javed Jaffrey (Actor, Dancer, Comedian; from his second wife, Sughra Begum) Naved Jaffrey (Actor, TV-judge; from his second wife, Sughra Begum)
Daughters	Shakira Shafi (from his first wife, Naseem Begam) Suraiya Jaffrey (from his first wife, Naseem Begam) Muskan (from his third wife, Nazima)

Family

Father

Syed Yawar Husain Jafri (Advocate)

Mother

Kaneez Hyder

Siblings

Brother	Amardeep

Career

Debut

Child Artist	Afsana (1951)
Lead Actor	Bhabhi (1957)
Comedian	Do Bigha Zameen (1954)

Last Film

Gali Gali Chor Hai (2012)

Award

IIFA Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019)

Favourites

Actors	Amitabh Bachchan Dilip Kumar Raj Kapoor Shah Rukh Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts

Jagdeep was born into a family of advocates in Datia, Madhya Pradesh.
His family's fortunes declined after his father's death and India's partition.
Spotted by a director in Mumbai, Jagdeep began working as a child artist in films.
In 1957, he made his debut as a lead actor with the film 'Bhabhi'.
Jagdeep gained fame for his role as 'Soorma Bhopali' in the iconic film 'Sholay'.
His daughter Muskaan is slightly older than Javed Jaffery's son, Meezaan.
Jagdeep was laid to rest at Shia Kabristan in Mumbai on 09 July 2020.