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Farrukh Jaffar (1933 – 15 October 2021) was an Indian actress and radio presenter in Bollywood. 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.

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

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

Year	Title[4]	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	[5]
2020	FOI Online Awards	Photograph	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[6]
2021		Gulabo Sitabo		Won	[7]
	Filmfare Awards		Best Supporting Actress	Won	[8]

References

External links

• Farrukh Jaffar at IMDb

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[ru] Джаффар, Фаррух

Фаррух Джаффар (урду فرخ جعفر‎; 1933, Джаунпур, Британская Индия — 15 октября 2021[1], Лакхнау[1]) — индийская актриса , снимавшая в фильмах на хинди.

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