Exclusive! Raghveer Boli: The first character that comes to my mind when thinking about Jagdeep Ji is 'Soorma Bhopali'

Every year we see one or the other legendary star leaving the mortal world for a heavenly adobe. However, in 2020 we have seen one after another artist passing away, leaving us with a larger void than ever. Today the news of legendary actor Jagdeep’s demise left everyone disheartened. Speaking on this huge loss, Punjabi actor Raghveer Boli said, “I am running short of words, really don't know what to say. He was a great actor.”

“Waheguru shanti bakshey ohna di aatma nu (May God bless his soul with peace) obviously it’s a big loss. Bahut acha kamm ditta ohna ne (He did really nice work),” added the actor.

Late Jagdeep

, whose real name was

Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri

, has been known for a number of roles and movies like ‘Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke’, 'Ab Dilli Door Nahin', 'Munna', ‘Do Bheega Zamin, ’'Aar Paar' and more. As a matter of fact, in his entire career, he worked in more than 400 movies. And when we asked Raghveer which one of the late actor’s character comes to his mind first, here’s what he said - “The first character that comes to my mind when thinking about Jagdeep Ji is 'Soorma Bhopali'. It was one of the iconic characters played by him in the movie 'Sholay'."