Farrukh Jaffar

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Farrukh Jaffar
Farrukh Jaffar in 2016.jpg
Jaffar in 2016
Born1933 (1933)
Chakesar, United Provinces of British India, British India (present day Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh)
Died(2021-10-15)15 October 2021 (aged 87-88)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationLucknow University
OccupationActress, Radio presenter
Spouse(s)Syed Muhammad Jaffar
Children2

Farrukh Jaffar (1933 – 15 October 2021) was an Indian actress and radio presenter. 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.[1] 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.

Personal life[]

Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district, United Provinces of British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh).[2] She attended a local school and later moved to Lucknow, where she graduated from the Lucknow University. Jaffar was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar, a journalist and politician. The couple have two daughters—Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad .[2]

Jaffar died on 15 October 2021 in Lucknow at the age of 88.[3]

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title[4] Role
1981 Umrao Jaan Umrao Jaan's biological mother
2004 Swades Fatima Bi
2009 Peepli Live Mrs. Manikpuri
2013 Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa Old Lady
2015 Barefoot to Goa Grandmother
2015 Jaanisaar Moore's grandmother
2015 Parched Jaanki's grandmother
2015 Aligarh Special appearance
2016 Sultan Sultan's grandmother
2017 What Will People Say Bestemor
2017 Secret Superstar Badi Apa
2019 Photograph Daadi
2019 Ammaa Ki Boli Ammaa
2020 Gulabo Sitabo Fatima Begum

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Film Category Result Ref.
2011 Producers Guild Film Awards Peepli Live Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [5]
2021 FOI Online Awards Gulabo Sitabo Best Supporting Actress Won [6]
Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [7]

References[]

  1. ^ Saxena, Deepa (12 June 2020). "Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo's sassy Begum is on a career high at 87, here's where you've seen her before". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Farrukh Jaffar : Amma of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow". Lucknow Society. Retrieved 17 June 2002.
  3. ^ "Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88". The Indian Express. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Farrukh Jaffar". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Winners of 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. ^ "6thFOIOA 2021 Nominations Announced!". FOI Online Awards. 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ "WINNERS OF 66th VIMAL ELAICHI FILMFARE AWARDS 2021". Filmfare Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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