Personal Life
Jalal was married to actor Tabrez Barmavar who died in September 2003 and has a son named ''Yaseen''.Career
Farida Jalal started her career in the sixties, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare: she almost never played the female lead, but the sister or the dumped fiancé of the male lead. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in ''Bobby'' where she had the part of the mentally unstable fiancé of Rishi Kapoor's Raj. During the eighties, her roles changed from sister and girlfriend to aunt and mother, or, sometimes nanny. She acted for over forty years, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990, where she settled in Bangalore.During the nineties, Jalal had a part in almost every major hit, 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'' as ''Best Supporting Actress''. She also acted in many Television serials, particularly in hit sitcom Dekh Bahi dekh.
In 2005, she co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, held in Mumbai.
Awards
* 1996: '''Won''' Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995)* 1995: '''Won''' Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for: ''Mammo'' (1994)
* 1992: '''Won''' Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: ''Henna'' (1991)
* 1972: '''Won''' Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: ''Paras'' (1971)
Filmography
* ''Aryan'' (2005) (filming)* ''Deodhar Gandhi'' (2006) (post-production)
* ''Barsaat'' (2005)
* ''Pyaar Mein Twist'' (2005) ... Ms. Arya
* ''Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' (2004) ... Mrs. Chaudhary (Deven's mom)
* ''Garv: Pride and Honour'' (2004) ... Mrs. Shakuntala Dixit
* ''Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century'' (2003) ... Mrs. DiSouza/Hiraka
* ''Jaal: The Trap'' (2003) ... Sudha Kaul
* ''Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'' (2003) ... Mrs. Kapoor
* ''Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai'' (2003)
* ''Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' (2003) ... Jiji
* ''Pinjar'' (2003) ... Mrs. Shyamlal
* ''Deewangee'' (2002) ... Mrs. Goyal
* ''Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein'' (2002) .... Vishnupratap's wife
* ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' (2002) ... Mrs. Chaddha
* ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' (2002) ... Vidyavati
* ''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' (2002) ... Mrs. Chaudhary
* ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'' (2001) ... Sayeeda
* ''Moksha: Salvation'' (2001) ... Salim's mother
* ''Lajja'' (2001) ... Wedding guest
* ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' (2001) .... Asha Malhotra
* ''Zubeidaa'' (2001) .... Mammo
* ''Farz'' (2001) ... Rukmani Singh
* ''Gaja Gamini'' (2000) ... Noorbibi
* ''Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa'' (2000) .... Pooja's mother
* ''Bichhoo'' (2000) ... Jeeva's mom
* ''Kya Kehna'' (2000) ... Rohini Baxi (Priya's mo])
* ''Khauff'' (2000) ... Mrs. Jaidev Singh
* ''Pukar'' (2000) ... Gayetri Rajvansh
* ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' (2000) ... Mrs. Oberoi
* ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000) ... Lily (Rohit's landlady)
* ''Khoobsurat'' (1999) ... Sudha Chaudhary (Dadiji)
* ''Hindustan Ki Kasam'' (1999) ... Mother of Ajay and Tauheed
* ''Dil Kya Kare'' (1999)
* ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998) ... Mrs. Khanna (Rahul's mom)
* ''Soldier'' (1998) ... Shanti Sinha
* ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998) ... Komal's mother
* ''Duplicate'' (1998) ... Mrs. Chaudhary "Bebe"
* ''Salaakhen'' (1998) ... Mother
* ''Aflatoon'' (1997) ... Raja's mother
* ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997) ... Ajay's mom
* ''Ziddi'' (1997) ... Jaya's mother
* ''Lahoo Ke Do Rang'' (1997) ... Halima
* ''Zor'' (1997)
* ''Judaai'' (1997) ... Kajal's mom
* ''Mohabbat'' (1997) ... Geeta Kapoor
* ''Mrityudaata'' (1997) ... Mother Ghayal
* ''Saat Rang Ke Sapne'' (1997) ... Yashoda
* ''Ajay'' (1996) ... Ajay's Mother
* ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996) ... Chachi (Raja's aunt)
* ''Dushman Duniya Ka'' (1996) ... Manager of women's shelter
* ''Loafer'' (1996) ... Janki Kumar
* ''Rajkumar'' (1996) ... Panna (Dai maa)
* ''Shastra'' (1996)
* ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) ... Lajwanti
* ''Veergati'' (1995)
* ''Jawab'' (1995)
* ''Andolan'' (1995)
* ''Dulaara'' (1994) ... Florence
* ''Elaan'' (1994) ... Revati Chaudhry
* ''Krantiveer'' (1994) ... Mrs. Tilak (Pratap's Mother)
* ''Laadla'' (1994) ... Gayetri Verma
* ''Mammo'' (1994) ... Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali "Mammo"
* ''Gardish'' (1993) .... Lakshmi (Shiva's mother)
* ''Dil Aashna Hai'' (1992) ... Razia
* ''Kal Ki Awaz'' (1992) .... Akbari
* ''Bekhudi'' (1992) ... Aunty
* ''Paayal'' (1992) ... Shanti Devi
* ''Henna'' (1991) ... Bibi Gul
* ''Pushpak'' (1988) ... Magician's wife
* ''Yaarana'' (1981) (uncredited) ... Mary (Governess)
* ''Jwala Daku'' (1981) ... Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)
* ''Abdullah'' (1980) (uncredited) ... Yashoda
* ''Chambal Ki Kasam'' (1980)
* ''Patthar Se Takkar'' (1980)
* ''Dhongee'' (1979) ... Geeta Khanna
* ''Jurmana'' (1979) ... Laila
* ''Ganga Ki Saugand ''(1978) ... Champa (guest appearance)
* ''Naya Daur'' (1978)
* ''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'' (1977)
* ''Shatranj Ke Khilari'' (1977) ... Nafisa, Mir's wife
* ''Aakhri Goli'' (1977)
* ''Abhi To Jee Lein'' (1977) ... The Nun
* ''Alaap'' (1977) ... Sulakshana Gupta
* ''Kasam Khoon Ki'' (1977) ... Ganga
* ''Bandalbaaz'' (1976)
* ''Koi Jeeta Koi Haara'' (1976)
* ''Sabse Bada Rupaiya'' (1976) ... Bindiya/Shobha
* ''Shaque'' (1976) ... Mrs. Subramaniam
* ''Aakraman'' (1975) ... Asha
* ''Dharmatma'' (1975) ... Mona
* ''Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty'' (1975) ... Rajni
* ''Do Jasoos'' (1975) ... Hema Khushalchand
* ''Kala Sona'' (1975) ... Bela
* ''Khushboo'' (1975) ... Kusum's friend
* ''Sankalp'' (1975) ... Geeta Sehgal
* ''Uljhan'' (1975) ... Kamla
* ''Majboor'' (1974) ... Renu Khanna
* ''Naya Din Nai Raat'' (1974)
* ''Loafer (film)'' (1973) ... Roopa (Gopinath's daughter)
* ''Raja Rani'' (1973) (uncredited) ... Anita
* ''Achanak'' (1973)
* ''Bobby'' (1973) ... Alka Sharma 'Nikki'
* ''Heera'' (1973)
* ''Buniyaad'' (1972)
* ''Rivaaj'' (1972)
* ''Zindagi Zindagi'' (1972) ... Shyama
* ''Pyar Ki Kahani'' (1971) ... Lata
* ''Amar Prem'' (1971) ... Mrs. Nandkishore Sharma
* ''Khoj'' (1971)
* ''Paras'' (1971) ... Bela Singh
* ''Devi'' (1970) ... Shobha
* ''Gopi'' (1970) ... Nandini
* ''Naya Raasta'' (1970) ... Radha Pratap Singh
* ''Puraskar'' (1970) ... Reshma
* ''Aradhana'' (1969) ... Renu
* ''Mahal'' (1969)
* ''Taqdeer'' (1967) ... Geeta
* ''Jahan Ara'' (1964) (as Baby Farida)
* ''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke'' (1963)
* ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) (as Baby Farida)
External links
Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
