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Jagdeep

1939 - 2020

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Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jagdeep has received more than 2,940,604 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jagdeep is the 8,856th most popular actor (down from 8,826th in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from India (down from 881st in 2019) and the 175th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jagdeep ranks 8,856 out of 13,578. Before him are D. B. Sweeney, Adrienne Shelly, Lyle Waggoner, Mary Pat Gleason, Geoffrey Palmer, and Bradley James. After him are Arnold Stang, Leo Rossi, Sandra Echeverría, Thomas Sadoski, Andrew Howard, and Philip Glenister.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jagdeep ranks 615. Before him are Maury Povich, Carole Shelley, Jim Baxter, Salvatore Nunnari, Renée Schuurman, and Willye White. After him are Leon Brittan, Baldur Preiml, Mary K. Gaillard, John H. Sununu, Pilar Roldán, and Jerry Butler. Among people deceased in 2020, Jagdeep ranks 768. Before him are Tamás Wichmann, Nadhim Shaker, Derek Fowlds, Lyle Waggoner, Mary Pat Gleason, and Geoffrey Palmer. After him are Kapila Vatsyayan, Nasser Shabani, Zoe Caldwell, Karel Neffe, Shirley Ann Grau, and Tarun Gogoi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jagdeep ranks 997 out of 1,861. Before him are Johnny Walker (1926), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), Arijit Singh (1987), Juliet Prowse (1936), Salman Khurshid (1953), and Naushad (1919). After him are Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Kapil Sibal (1948), Kapila Vatsyayan (1928), and Filipe Neri Ferrão (1953).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Jagdeep ranks 175. Before him are Raveena Tandon (1974), Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Madhur Jaffrey (1933), Jaya Prada (1962), Johnny Walker (1926), and Juliet Prowse (1936). After him are Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Twinkle Khanna (1974), Sarika (1962), Simi Garewal (1947), and Ruby Myers (1907).

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