Farrukh Jaffar

Farrukh Jaffar
Jaffar in 2016
Born	1933 (1933) Chakesar, United Provinces, British India (present day Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	15 October 2021(2021-10-15) (aged 87–88) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education	Lucknow University
Occupations	Actress Radio presenter
Spouse	Syed Muhammad Jaffar
Children	2

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2] 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). ^{[3] [4]} She attended a local school and later moved to Lucknow, where she graduated from the Lucknow University. ^[3]

Career

She started her career in 1963 when she became one of the first radio announcers of Vividh Bharati (All India Radio), Lucknow. ^[1] Later at age 49, she made 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 daughters—Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad . ^{[3] [4]}

Jaffar died on 15 October 2021, following a brain stroke in Lucknow at the age of 88. ^{[5] [4]}

Filmography

Year	Title [6]	Role	Notes
1981	Umrao Jaan	Umrao Jaan's biological mother
2004	Swades	Fatima Bi
2009	Peepli Live	Mrs. Manikpuri / Amma
2013	Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa	Old Woman
2015	Barefoot to Goa	Grandmother
	Jaanisaar	Noor's grandmother
	Parched	Jaanki's Grandma
	Aligarh	Deepu's Landlord
2016	Sultan	Sultan's grandmother
2017	What Will People Say	Bestemor
	Secret Superstar	Badi Apa
2019	Photograph	Daadi
2020	Gulabo Sitabo	Fatima Begum
2021	Mehrunisa	Mehrunisa
	Ammaa Ki Boli	Ammaa
2022	Mulaqat		Short film
	Mere Desh Ki Dharti	Daadi
	Sehar	TBA	Final film role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Producers Guild Film Awards	Peepli Live	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated	[ citation needed ]
2020	FOI Online Awards	Photograph	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[7]
2021		Gulabo Sitabo		Won	[8]
	Filmfare Awards		Best Supporting Actress	Won	[9]

References

1. Rajpal, Roktim; Desk, DH Web (16 October 2021). "Remembering Farrukh Jaffar: 4 films that bear testimony to her talent". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2025.{{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
2. 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.
3. "Farrukh Jaffar : Amma of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow". Lucknow Society. Retrieved 17 June 2002.
4. India, Press Trust of (15 October 2021). "Veteran actor Farrukh Jaffar dies at 88 in Lucknow". India Today. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
5. "Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88". The Indian Express. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
6. "Farrukh Jaffar". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 17 June 2020.
7. "5th FOI Online Awards 2020". Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
8. "6th FOI Online Awards 2021". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
9. "66th Filmfare Awards 2021".

External links

• Farrukh Jaffar at IMDb