March 29 is the birth anniversary of famous Hindi cinema comedian Jagdeep. With this, the story of his struggle and success is once again in the news. Jagdeep, who is known as ‘Soorma Bhopali’, made people laugh a lot with his acting, but his journey was not easy. Very few people know that he spent his childhood in poverty and started his career with small earnings.

Jagdeep’s career started with Rs 3 per day

Jagdeep started his career as a child artist. Initially he used to get only Rs 3 per day, which later became Rs 6. This change came when he got a small opportunity during the shooting of the film ‘Afsana’. In one scene, the child artiste could not speak the Urdu dialogue properly, then Jagdeep, who was standing in the crowd, himself came forward and spoke that dialogue. The director liked his style so much that he increased his money and this became the turning point of his career. Later, he worked in more than 400 films and won people’s hearts with his comic timing. People still remember the character of ‘Soorma Bhopali’ played in the film Sholay.

Bimal Roy recognized Jagdeep’s talent

Let us tell you, famous director Bimal Roy had a big contribution in Jagdeep’s career. Bimal Roy saw Jagdeep crying in a film and gave him a comic role in his film. He believed that the artist who can make the audience cry can also make them laugh because he understands the depth of emotions. After this, Jagdeep played comedy roles in many films and created his own identity. However, in the year 2020, at the age of 81, he said goodbye to this world. His journey from poverty to becoming a big artiste still inspires his fans.