Jagdish Raj

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Jagdish Raj


Occupation
Actor



Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor.[1] He played a police inspector in 144 films.[1]

Early life and career

He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan.[2] His daughter Anita Raj is also a Bollywood actress.[3][4][5][6]

Jagdish Raj had the record of playing a police officer 144 times in various Bollywood films.[7] Jagdish Raj Khurana who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played a police inspector in 144 films.

Some of his popular movies include Deewar, Don, Shakti, Mazdoor, Imaan Dharam, Gopichand Jasoos, Silsila, Aaina and Besharam. He also played Aditya Pancholi's father in Naamcheen (1991). Although Raj occasionally played a villain and a couple of times played a judge, he was best known for being cast a record 144 times as a police officer. After Shafi Inamdar, he holds the Limca Book of Records record for Most memorable policeman ever.

Death

Raj died on 28 July 2013 at his Juhu residence following a respiratory ailment.[8] He was 85 years old. He was survived by two daughters, Anita Raj and Roopa Malhotra, and a son Bobby.

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 144 फिल्मों में पुलिस इंस्पेक्टर का रोल करने वाले जगदीश राज का निधन(28 July 2013). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Jagdish Raj dead at 84, Frater, Patrick. Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  3. ↑ A celebration of ageing, BHATTI, MEETA(23 October 2009). Retrieved 12 March 2010.Template:Dead link
  4. ↑ Why Sushant is not 'Virrudh' TV(18 April 2007). Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Bollywood's Cops Films: Recent History, Jha, Subhash K(21 January 2004). Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  6. ↑ I was a buddy to all my heroes!, Vijayakar, Rajiv. Indian Express(28 March 2008). Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  7. ↑ 'World's most typecast actor' Jagdish Raj dies aged 85 | Metro News. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Bollywood mourns death of quintessential 'cop' Jagdish Raj. DNA(29 July 2013). Retrieved 2 August 2013.

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