Veteran actor Jagdeep died on Wednesday night at his residence. He was 81.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Jagdeep died on Wednesday night at his residence. He was 81.

He passed away at 8.30 pm at his residence in Bandra. He was not keeping well because of age related issues.

JagdeepJagdeep will be laid to rest at a cemetery in south Mumbai around 11.30 am on Thursday.

Jagdeep, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, started his journey in cinema with the 1951 film "Afsana", which marked filmmaker BR Chopra's directorial debut.

The role promised him three rupees as fee, which was doubled when the young actor got to mouth a dialogue.

After Afsana , Jagdeep kept picking up big and small roles with directing greats like KA Abbas in "Munna", Guru Dutt in "Aar Paar" and Bimal Roy in "Do Bigha Zamin".

Soorma Bhopali in SholayJagdeep had a prolific career, but it is his role as Soorma Bhopali in the 1975 blockbuster "Sholay" that became truly iconic.

Jagdeep also directed the movie "Soorma Bhopali" with his character as the protagonist.

He is survived by sons - actor Jaaved and producer Naved. His grandson Meezaan made his debut as an actor with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production "Malaal" last year.