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Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog to write about the death of veteran actor Jagdeep. It was evident that he took the death as a personal loss and wrote how the industry has lost �another gem�.

Recalling the times when they worked together in their hey days, he wrote, �Last night we lost another gem. Jagdeep, the actor of exceptional comedic repertoire, passed away. He had crafted a unique individual style of his own.. and I had the honour of working with him in several films.. the more prominent ones in the eyes of the audience being Sholay and Shahenshah.�

Amitabh spoke about how he had worked in a film produced by the senior actor. He continued, �He had even requested me to do a small guest role in a film he was producing, which I did. A humble human loved by millions. My duas and my prayers.�

Amitabh also gave a peek into the personal life of Jagdeep, mentioning his real name. He wrote: �Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri , his real name , adopted Jagdeep as his film name and gave the film fraternity such memorable performances, that brought so much joy and happiness all around.�