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Farida Jalal

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Farida Jalal
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Farida Jalal was discovered by Filmfare's United Producers' Talent Hunt in the 1960s. She starred in her first movie as a teenager, in the Rajshri Productions' "TAQDEER' in 1967. Thereafter she has starred in more than 200 movies as a character actress mainly, but also as lead actor in some. She is known as Bollywood's all time Favourite Mother.

She took a break for several years in the early 80s, and made a comeback and starred in roles of an elder sister, mother, grandmother, elderly neighbor, & widow.

She is best remembered for her role as Rajesh Khanna's betrothed in the 1969 hit Aradhana and for her song 'Bhagon Mein Bahar Hai, Kaliyon Pe Nikhar Hai...'. She also played the betrothed of Rishi Kapoor in another hit Bobby in 1973.

To date, She has won Five Filmfare awards for her performances in Paras, Majboor, Henna, Mammo, and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.

Farida got married to Tabrez Barmavar, and shortly thereafter gave birth to a son, Yaseen Barmavar. Tragedy visited her when Tabrez passed away in 2003.

She is one of very few actresses that has had an important role in every major Bollywood hit.
BornMarch 14, 1949
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      • 13 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
    8.0
    • Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
    • 1995
    Farida Jalal in Mammo (1994)
    Mammo
    7.8
    • Mammo
    • 1994
    Eva Grover, Farida Jalal, and Shruti Seth in Shararat (2003)
    Shararat
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Sushma
    • Nani
    • Nani and Sushma's grandmother
    • Sushma 'Nani' Mehra
    Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan in La famille indienne (2001)
    La famille indienne
    7.4
    • Sayeeda
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Welcome to the Jungle
      • In Production
      • 2025
    • Untitled Kritika Kamra/Anusha Rizvi Project
      • In Production
    • Love in Vietnam
      • Post-production
    • Karmaa Meets Kismet
      • Post-production
    • Dua Qubool
      • Mahjabeen
    • Laila Manju
      • In Production



    • Abir Gulaal (2025)
      Abir Gulaal
      5.1
      • Nani
      • 2025
    • Gieba Six Sigma Excellence Iconic Awards (2025)
      Gieba Six Sigma Excellence Iconic Awards
      TV Series
      • Iconic Lifetime Achievement Award
      • 2025
    • Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024)
      Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Qudsia Begum
      • 2024
    • Ittu Si Baat (2022)
      Ittu Si Baat
      6.3
      • Dadi
      • 2022
    • Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (2021)
      Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
      6.0
      • 2021
    • Farida Jalal, Zahid Qureshi, Rishi Bhutani, Hina Khan, and Ahmer Haider in Lines (2021)
      Lines
      5.7
      • Fatima Bibi
      • 2021
    • Saif Ali Khan and Alaya F in Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
      Jawaani Jaaneman
      6.5
      • Jazz's Mother
      • 2020
    • Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019)
      Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Dadi
      • 2019
    • Shahid Kapoor, Ram Charan, Yami Gautam, and Anastasiya Ador in Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018)
      Batti Gul Meter Chalu
      5.9
      • Amma (Lalita's Grandmother)
      • 2018
    • Farida Jalal, Rajit Kapoor, and Sushma Seth in Mehram (2017)
      Mehram
      8.5
      Short
      • Aamna
      • 2017
    • Gulshan Grover, Rahul Dev, Farida Jalal, Arjin Uppal, Afiq Muiz, and Chacha Maembong in I'm Not a Terrorist (2017)
      I'm Not a Terrorist
      7.5
      • Zabira
      • 2017
    • Sargoshiyan (2017)
      Sargoshiyan
      6.1
      • Rahima
      • 2017
    • Babu Moshai (2016)
      Babu Moshai
      Music Video
      • 2016
    • Parag Vijra in Love Shots (2016)
      Love Shots
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Mrs. Chowdhury
      • 2016
    • Farida Jalal, Anup Soni, Shilpa Saklani, Pooja Joshi, Inaamulhaq, Parag Vijra, and Ritesh Nalini in An Untold Story of a Known Irony (2015)
      An Untold Story of a Known Irony
      Short
      • 2015

    Soundtrack



    • Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
      Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century
      4.7
      • performer: "Time Kharab Hai"
      • 2003

    Videos12

    The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) trailer
    Trailer 4:33
    The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) trailer
    Mehram
    Trailer 1:39
    Mehram
    Mehram
    Trailer 1:39
    Mehram
    Mehram
    Trailer 1:15
    Mehram
    Love Shots Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
    Love Shots Trailer
    Kaash Tum Hote (2014) Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Kaash Tum Hote (2014) Trailer
    Loafer (1996) Trailer
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    Loafer (1996) Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Farida Tabrez Barnavar
    • Height
      • 1.55 m
    • Born
      • March 14, 1949
      • New Delhi, India
    • Spouse
      • Tabrez Barmavar? - 2003 (his death, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Yaseen Jalal
    • Other works
      Starred in the shelved movie Starred in Rachna Chitra Productions untitled movie. Starring Jalal Agha, Farida Jalal, Jayshree T, Nadira, Agha, Sadhu Meher, Helen, Dialogue by Inder Raj Anand, Produced by R.K. Anand, Directed by Bhagwant Anand.

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      Has become very successful at playing motherly roles in Bollywood movies today.

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