Farida Jalal
| Farida Jalal | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
14 March 1949 New Delhi, Dominion of India |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | Yaseen Jalal |
| Parent(s) | Agha |
Farida Jalal (born 14 March 1949) is a veteran Indian actress, who has acted in over two-hundred Bollywood films. Known primarily for her work in Hindi cinema, she has also worked in Telugu, Tamil and English-language films.
Jalal began her career as a child artist in the 1963 melodrama Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke, and her first role as an adult came in Taqdeer (1967). She went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures across the 1970s and 80s. She is widely remembered for her roles in Paras (1971), Henna (1991) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), all of which garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became a household name after portraying motherly roles and strong female characters in the 1990s and the early 2000s. She has also won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for her role in Mammo (1994). She won the Best Actress Award at 2012 Harlem International Film Festival for her role in A Gran Plan (2012).
She has successfully transitioned to numerous shows on Indian television alongside her work in films. Some of her notable works include the sitcom Shararat and Ammaji Ki Galli. Currently, she is seen in the soap opera Satrangi Sasural on channel Zee TV.
Career
Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She along with Rajesh Khanna were chosen as finalists and were presented on stage as winners at the Filmfare Awards function. She got her first film offer for Taqdeer from Tarachand Barjatya who happened to be in the audience[1] In an interview in 2014, she said, when asked her about initial part of her career, "I started my acting career when I was just out of my school St Joseph's Convent in Panchgani, in a film called Taqdeer. I took part in a talent contest and even won. Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) and I were the finalists. How was I to know that I'd soon be doing a film Aradhana with him?".[2]
She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead but almost never the female lead. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in Bobby where she played the part of the mentally challenged would-be fiancée of Rishi Kapoor. During the 1980s, her roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or nani. She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend, and sings the song "Bagon me bahar hai, kaliyon pe nikhar hai".
When asked as to how she started getting typecast as hero's sister, she quoted in an interview"It all started with Gopi where I was offered the greatest Mr Dilip Kumar's sister's role. Forget about refusing, I jumped at the offer. Even if I had the chance to just go and observe him on the set I'd have done it. I love the man. I remember during those days each and every actor was copying Dilip Saab whether it was Dharmendra, Jeetendra or Manoj Kumar. I was much in-demand as Dilip Saab's sister. Every hero wanted the same. Every actor wanted me to play his sister.Sometimes the sister was the film's heroine. The official heroine would just sing her songs whereas I had all the dramatic scenes. I got my recognition and the awards. In a film called Paras I was Sanjeev Kumar's sister. But I had a lot more to do than Raakhee-di who played the heroine. I got my first award for it. Then I got my second award for Majboor, a film written by Salimbhai and Javedbhai where Bachchan Saab played my brother. It was so heartening. Why would I want to be heroine when I was getting the stronger parts as the sister?"[2]
She acted for over 40 years, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990, when she settled in Bangalore.
During the 1990s, Jalal had a part in many major hits in India, among them Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1995. Farida Jalal played the lead in film Mammo. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Jalal won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance .She acted in many television serials, such as in the hit sitcom, Dekh Bahi Dekh.
She was grandly acclaimed for her role in the 1994 film Mammo, for which she received the Filmfare Best Performance Award. Earlier she was also nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress Award' for Amitabh Bachchan-Parveen Babi-Pran starrer 'Majboor' where she played Amitabh's handicapped sister.
Farida Jalal though could not get a major break as heroine against any big star except Rajesh Khanna in Aaradhana, but she played the lead role in Jeevan Rekha in which her husband Tabrez was the hero. Pran and Ajit were also in the film. A song of the film 'Yaar mere, meri baahon me aaja' by Mohammed Rafi from this film had become popular, and is still popular.
Jalal starred in Shararat (Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat), in which she played a leading role. The comedy is currently air on the Disney Channel.
In 2005, she co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, in Mumbai. In 2008, she made a special appearance in the Punjabi film Yaariyan. Recently, she appeared in the soap opera Balika Vadhu.
Personal life
Jalal was married to actor Tabrez Barmavar, who hails from Bhatkal and died in September 2003; they have a son named Yaseen. She met her husband on the sets of Jeevan Rekha and fell in love in the course of the film and got married in November 1978. As she wasn’t getting too many film offers after marriage, they moved to Bangalore where her husband had a soap factory business.[1] Her son Yaseen is not interested in acting but direction and has been putting together a project that should be ready by 2016.[2]
Awards
- 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: Paras (1971)
- 1972: Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) for: Paras (1971)
- 1992: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: Henna (1991)
- 1995: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for: Mammo (1994)
- 1996: Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards - Best Actress (Hindi), Mammo (1994)
- 1996: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
- 2012: Harlem International Film Festival—Best Actress for A Gran Plan(2012)
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke | Child artist | |
| 1967 | Taqdeer | Geeta (Youngest daughter of Gopal) | |
| 1968 | Baharon ki Manzil | ||
| 1969 | Mahal | ||
| Aradhana | Renu | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1970 | Puraskar | Reshma | |
| Naya Raasta | Radha Pratap Singh | ||
| Gopi | Nandini | ||
| Devi | Shobha | ||
| 1971 | Paras | Bela Singh | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) |
| Khoj | |||
| Amar Prem | Mrs. Nandkishore Sharma | ||
| Pyar Ki Kahani | Lata | ||
| 1972 | Zindagi Zindagi | Shyama | |
| Rivaaj | |||
| Buniyaad | |||
| 1973 | Heera | ||
| Bobby | Alka Sharma 'Nikki' | ||
| Achanak | Nurse Radha | ||
| Raja Rani | Anita | uncredited | |
| Loafer | Roopa (Gopinath's daughter) | ||
| 1974 | Naya Din Nai Raat | ||
| Jeevan Rekha | |||
| Majboor | Renu Khanna | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Uljhan | Kamla | ||
| Sankalp | Geeta Sehgal | ||
| 1975 | Khushboo | Kusum's friend | |
| Kala Sona | Bela | ||
| Do Jasoos | Hema Khushalchand | ||
| Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty | Rajni | ||
| Dharmatma | Mona | ||
| Aakraman | Asha | ||
| 1976 | Shaque | Mrs. Subramaniam | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Sabse Bada Rupaiya | Bindiya/Shobha | ||
| Koi Jeeta Koi Haara | |||
| Bandalbaaz | Malti | ||
| 1977 | Kasam Khoon Ki | Ganga | |
| Alaap | Sulakshana Gupta | ||
| Abhi To Jee Lein | The Nun | ||
| Aakhri Goli | |||
| Shatranj Ke Khiladi | Nafisa (Mir's wife) | ||
| Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein | Chhutki | ||
| 1978 | Naya Daur | ||
| Ganga Ki Saugand | Champa | guest appearance | |
| 1979 | Jurmana | Laila | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Dhongee | Geeta Khanna | ||
| 1980 | Patthar Se Takkar | ||
| Chambal Ki Kasam | |||
| Abdullah | Yashoda | uncredited | |
| 1981 | Jwala Daku | Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law) | |
| Yaarana | Mary (Governess) | uncredited | |
| 1983 | Salam e Mohabbat | ||
| 1988 | Pushpak | Magician's wife | |
| 1991 | Henna | Bibi Gul | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award |
| 1992 | Paayal | Shanti Devi | |
| Bekhudi | Aunty | ||
| Kal Ki Awaz | Akbari | ||
| Dil Aashna Hai | Razia | ||
| 1993 | Gardish | Lakshmi (Shiva's mother) | |
| 1994 | Mammo | Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali "Mammo" | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Bengal Film Journalists Association Best Actress Award |
| Laadla | Gayetri Verma | ||
| Krantiveer | Mrs. Tilak (Pratap's Mother) | ||
| Elaan | Revati Chaudhry | ||
| Dulaara | Florence | ||
| 1995 | Andolan | ||
| Jawab | |||
| Veergati | |||
| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Lajwanti, "Lajjo" | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award | |
| 1996 | Shastra | ||
| Rajkumar | Panna (Dai maa) | ||
| Loafer | Janki Kumar | ||
| Dushman Duniya Ka | Manager of women's shelter | ||
| Raja Hindustani | Chachi (Raja's aunt) | ||
| Angaara | Saraswati | ||
| Ajay | Ajay's Mother | ||
| 1997 | Saat Rang Ke Sapne | Yashoda | |
| Mrityudaata | Mother Ghayal | ||
| Mohabbat | Geeta Kapoor | ||
| Judaai | Kajal's mom | ||
| Zor | |||
| Lahoo Ke Do Rang | Halima | ||
| Ziddi | Jaya's mother | ||
| Dil To Pagal Hai | Ajay's mom | ||
| Aflatoon | Raja's mother | ||
| 1998 | Salaakhen | Mother | |
| Duplicate | Mrs. Chaudhary "Bebe" | ||
| Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Komal's mother | ||
| Soldier | Shanti Sinha | ||
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Mrs. Khanna (Rahul's mom) | ||
| 1999 | Dil Kya Kare | ||
| Hindustan Ki Kasam | Mother of Ajay and Tauheed | ||
| Khoobsurat | Sudha Chaudhary (Dadiji) | ||
| 2000 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | Lily (Rohit's landlady) | |
| Hey Ram | Kasturba Gandhi | Simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi | |
| Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge | Mrs. Oberoi | ||
| Pukar | Gayetri Rajvansh | ||
| Khauff | Mrs. Jaidev Singh | ||
| Kya Kehna | Rohini Baxi (Priya's mo) | ||
| Bichhoo | Jeeva's mom | ||
| Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa | Pooja's mother | ||
| Gaja Gamini | Noorbibi | ||
| 2001 | Farz | Rukmani Singh | |
| Zubeidaa | Mammo | ||
| Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | Asha Malhotra | ||
| Lajja | Mother of Bride | ||
| Moksha: Salvation | Salim's mother | ||
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | Sayeeda/Daijan/DJ | ||
| 2002 | Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai | Mrs. Chaudhary | |
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Vidyavati | ||
| Badhaai Ho Badhaai | Mrs. Chaddha | ||
| Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein | Vishnupratap's wife | ||
| Deewangee | Mrs. Goyal | ||
| 2003 | Pinjar | Mrs. Shyamlal | |
| Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | Jiji | ||
| Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai | |||
| Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | Mrs. Kapoor | ||
| Jaal: The Trap | Sudha Kaul | ||
| Fun 2shh: Dudes In the 10th Century | Mrs. DiSouza/Hiraka | ||
| 2004 | Garv: Pride and Honour | Mrs. Shakuntala Dixit | |
| Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Mrs. Chaudhary (Deven's mom) | ||
| 2005 | Pyaar Mein Twist | Ms. Arya | |
| Barsaat | |||
| 2006 | Big Brother | ||
| Aryan | |||
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | ||
| Dhol | Dadi | ||
| 2010 | Aashayein | Madhu | |
| Krantiveer – The Revolution | |||
| 2011 | Love Breakups Zindagi | ||
| Chala Mussaddi... Office Office | Shanti | Cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | Chaar Din Ki Chandni | Pammi Kaur | |
| Student of the Year | Abhimanyu's grandmother | ||
| A Gran Plan | Satvinder Kaur Bedi | Won — Best Actress Award at 2012 Harlem International Film Festival | |
| 2015 | Bezubaan Ishq | Savitri | |
| Tina Ki Chaabi | |||
Television
| Year | Serial/Show | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Aunty Ka Dream Villa | |||
| 1984 | Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi | Ranjit's aunt in the second innings | |
| 1993 | Dekh Bhai Dekh | Suhasini/Balraj's wife | |
| 2004 - 2009 | Shararat | Sushma Mehra /Jiya's Nani/Radha's mother | won Star Parivaar Awards for Favourite Jadui character |
| Star Yaar Kalakaar | Herself | Show Host | |
| 2009, 2012 | Balika Vadhu | Badi Masiji | |
| 2011 | Ammaji Ki Galli | Ammaji | |
| 18 July 2005 | Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai | Bebe | six episodes only |
| 2013 - 2013 | Jeannie Aur Juju | Dadi of Jini | |
| 1995 | Junoon | ||
| The Great Maratha | Chimnabai | ||
| 2014 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Herself | Guest appearance — on the celebration of completion of 1000 weeks of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |
| 2014 – present | Satrangi Sasural | Gomti Devi Vatsal / Daadi Maa |
References
- 1 2 Farida Jalal – Interview (2000), "Cineplot.com"
- 1 2 3 Ethiraj. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/7616. Missing or empty
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