Jagdish Raj, an actor who held a world record after playing a policeman 144 times on screen, has died.
The Bollywood legend was technically the most typecast actor ever, famous for playing a police detective in films such as Mazdoor and Imaan Dharam.
He in fact held the Guinness World Record for the dubious honour, which was achieved during a 21 year career.
Raj�s passed away after suffering respiratory arrest, with his death being reported to the Times of India by his son-in-law.
According to Rakesh Malhorta, Raj had been �in and out of hospital for the past two years and had respiratory problems�.
His many film credits included Gopichand Jasoos, Silsila, Aaina and Besharam, with his only non-policeman roles coming in 1985's Salma as a doctor along with two appearances as a judge.
Raj was born in 1928 and retired from acting in 1992. He is survived by daughters Roopa Malhotra and Anita Raj, the latter of whom is also a Bollywood actor.
The Bollywood legend was technically the most typecast actor ever, famous for playing a police detective in films such as Mazdoor and Imaan Dharam.
He in fact held the Guinness World Record for the dubious honour, which was achieved during a 21 year career.
Raj�s passed away after suffering respiratory arrest, with his death being reported to the Times of India by his son-in-law.
According to Rakesh Malhorta, Raj had been �in and out of hospital for the past two years and had respiratory problems�.
His many film credits included Gopichand Jasoos, Silsila, Aaina and Besharam, with his only non-policeman roles coming in 1985's Salma as a doctor along with two appearances as a judge.
Raj was born in 1928 and retired from acting in 1992. He is survived by daughters Roopa Malhotra and Anita Raj, the latter of whom is also a Bollywood actor.
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