Jaaved Jaaferi recently opened up about his late father and legendary actor-comedian Jagdeep . He shared the struggles Jagdeep had to face during his childhood and what made him an incredible artiste on the big screen. Giving an insight into the personality of his father, Jaaved said that he became the bread earner of his family from the age of 9.
“After Partition, everything was wiped out. He was on the streets. He was on a footpath of Mumbai with his mother. He had to start from scratch,” the Golmaal actor told indianexpress.com.
He stated that the didn’t have a conventional childhood but had to bear the responsibility of the family and fend for himself and his mother.
Talking about the lessons he learned from his father, Jaaved said that since he worked with people like Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, V Shantaram and Mehboob, who were like “encyclopaedias”, his father absorbed a lot from them and passed it on to the kids.
“The way they approached their work, life and their whole approach towards this amazing country and the inclusivity of this country, he grew up with it and passed it on to us. But sadly, I see it is going for a toss today, but we can only hope for better times,” he said.
Jagdeep passed away in 2020. The Sholay actor had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali told news agency PTI. Jagdish featured in over 400 films in his career.
Meanwhile, Jaaved Jaaferi will feature in the web series Escaype Live co-starring Siddharth, Shweta Tripathi Sharma and Swastika Mukherjee. He was seen last in Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.
Jaaved’s son Meezaan marked his debut with Malaal in 2019. He was last seen in Hungama 2 alongside Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Pranitha Subhash
