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Aliases: फरीदा ज़लाल , Farida Jalaal

Gender: Female

Place of birth: New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Movie Involvements: 80

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Farida Jalal (born 14 March 1949) is an Indian actress. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal acted in over 200 films in the Hindi, the Telugu, and the Tamil film industries. Best known for her character driven roles in independent cinema and supporting work in mainstream Bollywood productions, Jalal has received such accolades as four Filmfare Awards and two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards. Jalal started her career with Taqdeer (1967). She went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 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 the 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 are the sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Shararat and Ammaji Ki Galli. She was seen in the soap opera Satrangi Sasural on channel Zee TV portraying the role of Gomti Vatsal a.k.a. Dadi Maa.

Most Famous Work

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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6

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

(2024) Qudsia Begum
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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8

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

(1998) Mrs. Khanna
Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond
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9
Aradhana
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7

Aradhana

(1969) Renu
Taarzan: The Wonder Car
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5

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

(2004) Mrs. Chaudhary
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
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7

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

(2000) Lily Anthony Rodriques
Raja Hindustani
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7

Raja Hindustani

(1996) Chachi
Hey Ram
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7

Hey Ram

(2000) Kasturba Gandhi

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Qudsia Begum
2022 Dadi
2021 N/A
as Fatima Bibi
2019 Ricky's Dadi
2018 Lalita's Grandmother
2017 Zabira
N/A
2016 Herself
N/A
2015 N/A
2014 N/A
Satvinder Kaur Bedi
2013 Maria
Self
2012 Abhimanyu's Grandmother
N/A
2011 Beeji
N/A
2010 Fatima
Madhu
2007 Sitadevi S. Gandhi / Sharma
2006 Mrs. Braganza
Herself
2005 Kajal's grandmother
2004 Mrs. Chaudhary
Mrs.Dixit
2003 Mrs. Shyamlal
Sudha Kaul
Sushma "Nani" Malhotra
Asha 'Jiji'
2002 Mrs. Goyal
Vishnupratap's wife
Vidyavati K. Singh
Mrs. Chaudhary
Herself
2001 Sayeeda “Daijaan / DJ” Naaz
Mrs. Saroj
Asha Malhotra
Mammo
Rukmani Singh
2000 Noorbibi
Shalu's Mom
Pooja's mother
N/A
Rohini Bakshi
Mrs. Oberoi
Mrs. Jaidev Singh
Kasturba Gandhi
Gayetri Rajvansh
Lily Anthony Rodriques
N/A
1999 Sudha Chaudhary
N/A
N/A
Mother of Ajay / Raju / Tauheed
1998 Mrs. Khanna
N/A
Komal's Mother
Mrs. Chaudhary
Gayetri S. Agnihotri
N/A
Yashoda
1997 Raja's Mother
Ajay's mother
Geetarani M.Kapoor
N/A
Jaya's mother
N/A
Kaajal's Mother
1996 Chachi
Aunty
Shyam's mother
Manager of women's shelter
Janki Kumar
Panna (Dai maa)
N/A
1995 Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
Parvati
Rajeshwar's maidservant
1994 Mrs. Tilak
Gayetri Verma
Mrs. Florence Joyner
Revati Chaudhry
Mammo
1993 Laxmi Sathe
Suhasini Deewan
1992 Razia
Akbari
Aunty
1991 Bibi Gul
1987 Magician's wife
1984 N/A
1983 Deepa R. Pandey
1981 N/A
Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)
1980 Yashoda
1979 Laila
1978 Champa
1977 N/A
Valesia
Nafisa
Sulakshana Gupta
1976 Malti
N/A
1975 Bela
N/A
Asha
Manno
Mona
N/A
Hema Nihalchand
1974 Renu Khanna
N/A
1973 Alka 'Nikki' Sharma
N/A
Roopa
Anita
Nurse Radha
Laheriya
1972 Shyama
Renu
1971 N/A
Durga
N/A
1970 N/A
N/A
1969 Renu
Nurse
1968 N/A
1967 N/A
1964 N/A
Naani
Year Character Movie/Tv

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