Jagat Singh Jakhar (born 6 October 1956) was a
Haryanvi film actor. He appeared in a dozen Haryanvi films until his death in 2011. He was the main lead of the largest grossing Haryanvi film, ''
Chandrawal'' (1984).
Early life
He was born in a village of
Sundreti in the
Jhajjar district
Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Oth ...
of the state
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...
in 1956. His father Surat Singh Jakhar was a farmer. He spent the early years of his life in his village then went to
Rohtak
Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on National Highway 9 (India), NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak fo ...
to complete his graduation before going to
Haryana Agricultural University for higher studies to graduate as a veterinary surgeon.
Career
Jakhar appeared in around a dozen films during his career. He had most success in the film ''Chandrawal'' where he played a doomed lover. The film went on to break many box office records. Shortly before his death he was filming a television serial called ''Sapne''.
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Death
Jagat Jakhar died in the PGI hospital of Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which ...
at the age of 55 on 17 December 2011 due to a liver infection.
Selected filmography
*''Muklawa
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*''Shanichar''
*''Chadro''
* Chandrawal
* Chandra Kiran
*''Sapne'' (TV serial)
*''Anpadh Jat'' (unreleased)
References
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Indian male film actors
Haryanvi cinema
1956 births
2011 deaths