Jagdeep
Bichde Sabhi Baari Baari: The Ones We Lost In 2020
In no living year have we seen so many go.And only two of these extraordinary talents died of Covid. 1. Irrfan Khan: We lost him to cancer on April 29.And what a loss it was. My last interaction with Irrfan was just before the release of his farewell film Angrezi Medium. When I asked him for an interview he said he can’t speak and could I mail him my questions? I wondered why the affable Irrfan was acting so uppity. Little did I know he would be gone in less than a month. 2. Rishi Kapoor: A Day after Irrfan , on April 30 | Click Here...
Jagdeep’s Final Journey: Jaaved, Naved, Johnny Lever bid a tearful adieu
It’s another sad day for all of us. The beloved Soorma Bhopali aka Jagdeep has entered the gates of heaven, as reported by us last night. Today, pictures have surfaced of the master comedian/actor’s final rites. Sons Jaaved and Naved Jaffery along with Johnny Lever were snapped with mourn laden eyes. Here are some of the pictures from his final journey. | Click Here...
Soorma Bhopali could not have been played by anybody other than Jagdeep: Javed Akhtar
The wonderful comic virtuoso Jagdeep is gone, the fifth blow to the vulnerable Hindi film industry in three months and a far less cruel blow than losing Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor who were in their prime. Jagdeep had a full life. At 81 he was surrounded by his loved ones. His innings as a comic actor was impressively long. His role as Soorma Bhopali in Ramesh Sippy Sholay became both the milestone and the millstone of his career. Soorma Bhopali almost became Jagdeep’s alias. Years after Sholay his character in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Andaz Apna Apna was named, don’t lau | Click Here...