Farrukh Jaffar (1933 – 15 October 2021) was an Indian actress and radio presenter in Bollywood. Most remembered for her roles in films like Swades (2004), Peepli Live (2010) and Gulabo Sitabo for which won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Having begun her career with Vividh Bharti in 1963, she made a transition into acting with a supporting role in the 1981 film Umrao Jaan. Jaffar continued to act sporadically, and beginning in the late 2010s, gained wider recognition for working in a spate of critically successful films. At the age of 88, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Fatima Begum in Gulabo Sitabo, becoming the oldest winner of an acting Filmfare.
Early life and education Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district, United Provinces of British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh). She attended a local school and later moved to Lucknow, where she graduated from the Lucknow University. Career She started her career in 1963 when she became one of the first radio announcers of Vividh Bharati (All India Radio), Lucknow. Later at age 49, she made her screen debut playing the role of actress Rekha's mother in Muzaffar Ali's film Umrao Jaan (1981).
Personal life Jaffar was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar, a journalist and politician, who remained a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) and Chief of Congress in the state. The couple have two daughtersMehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad .
Jaffar died on 15 October 2021, following a brain stroke in Lucknow at the age of 88.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1981 Umrao JaanUmrao Jaan's biological mother 2004 Swades Fatima Bi 2009 Peepli Live Mrs. Manikpuri / Amma 2013 Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa Old Woman2015 Barefoot to Goa Grandmother Jaanisaar Noor's grandmother Parched Jaanki's Grandma Aligarh Deepu's Landlord 2016 Sultan Sultan's grandmother2017 What Will People Say Bestemor Secret Superstar Badi Apa 2019 Photograph Daadi 2020 Gulabo Sitabo Fatima Begum2021 Mehrunisa Mehrunisa Ammaa Ki Boli Ammaa2022 Mulaqat Short film Mere Desh Ki Dharti Daadi Sehar TBA Final film role
Awards and nominations
YearAwardFilmCategoryResult2011Producers Guild Film AwardsPeepli LiveBest Actress in a Supporting Role 2020FOI Online AwardsPhotographBest Supporting Actress2021Gulabo SitaboFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting Actress
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