Aruna Irani recalls fond memories of working with Jagdeep: He was one of the greatest comedians we had

Actor Aruna Irani recounts memories of working with comedian-actor Jagdeep, who handed away on Wednesday. The duo had labored in a number of movies collectively, equivalent to Ek Naari Ek Brahmachari (1971), Anokha Bandhan and Ghazab (each 1982).

Jagdeep was one of the greatest comedians that we had, little doubt about it. Soorma Bhopali from Sholay (1975) was such a legendary character. He was a really good particular person, and we labored collectively in loads of tasks. When we could be on units taking pictures, I keep in mind, we would get loads of time between photographs, even 30 minutes, it used to get very odd. But I keep in mind I used to sit down with him and speak.

I keep in mind this one time — I don’t know what occurred, he got here on the set, drunk. And then apologised ‘sorry Aruna ji’. I stated ‘koi baat nahi’. Kya karein, chalta rehta hai, sabki life mein upar-neeche, despair aata rehta hai. When I met him after that, he would say ‘Aruna, I remember that you were my friend, who didn’t object to my consuming, and understood my despair’, I replied saying ‘I very much know’.

He was at all times pleasant. I final met him 10 months in the past. He couldn’t stroll correctly, so I went to his home to interview him about his life.

We did movies in Madras (Chennai) as effectively, other than Hindi movies, we would at all times be forged collectively in South movies, too. The one I keep in mind the most in Hindi was Ek Naari Ek Brahmachari. We could be there largely in each movie starring Jeetendra. This information could be very unhappy. Asrani ji, Mehmood sahib (who handed away in 2004) and Jagdeep, they had been all excellent comedians.

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