<span style="color: #222222;">The veteran actor-comedian Jagdeep was laid to rest at Mazgaon in Mumbai Thursday morning in the presence of his family members and close friends. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He died last night at his residence due to age related issues. He was 81.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He is survived by sons – actor Jaaved Jafri and producer Naved Jafri.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">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.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">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".</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Jagdeep had a prolific career, but it is his role as Soorma Bhopali in the 1975 blockbuster "Sholay" that became truly iconic.</span><br />''