Farida Jalal was born on Farida Sami; 14 March 1949 and is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films.
19 Facts About Farida Jalal
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Best known for her character-driven roles in independent cinema and supporting work in mainstream Bollywood productions, Farida Jalal has received such accolades as four Filmfare Awards and two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards.
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Farida Jalal went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 80s.
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Farida Jalal is widely remembered for her roles in Paras, Henna and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, all of which garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Farida Jalal became a household name after portraying motherly roles and strong female characters in the 1990s and the early 2000s.
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Farida Jalal has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for her role in Mammo.
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Farida Jalal won the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Harlem International Film Festival for her role in A Gran Plan.
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Farida Jalal has successfully transitioned to numerous shows on Indian television alongside her work in films.
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Farida Jalal, who was born on 14 March 1949 in Delhi India, started her career in the 1960s when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare in 1965.
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Farida Jalal got her first film offer for Taqdeer from Tarachand Barjatya who happened to be in the audience.
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Farida Jalal usually played the sister or rejected fiancee of the male lead, but almost never the female lead.
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Farida Jalal is remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend, and sings the song "Baagon mein baahar hai, kaliyon pe nikhaar hai".
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Farida Jalal acted for over 40 years, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990 when she settled in Bangalore.
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Farida Jalal acted in many television serials, such as the hit sitcom Dekh Bahi Dekh.
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Farida Jalal was grandly acclaimed for her role in the 1994 film Mammo, for which she received the Filmfare Best Performance Award.
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Farida Jalal starred in Shararat, in which she played a leading role.
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Farida Jalal did lot of Hindi dubbing for other actresses as well.
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Farida Jalal was married to actor Tabrez Barmavar, who hailed from Bhatkal, Karnataka.
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Farida Jalal met her husband on the sets of Jeevan Rekha and fell in love in the course of the film and got married in November 1978.