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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Farida Jalal

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Farida Tabrez Barmavar née Jalal (born Mar 14, 1949) is an Indian actress.

Career

Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored byFilmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but almost never the female lead. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in Bobby where she played the part of the mentally challenged would-be fiancée of Rishi Kapoor's Raj. During the 1980s, her roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or nanny. She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she playsRajesh Khanna's girlfriend, and sings the song "Bagon me bahar hai, kaliyon pe nikhar hai".
She acted for over 40 years, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990, when she settled in Bangalore.
During the 1990s, Jalal had a part in many major hits in India, among them Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she won a Filmfare Awardfor Best Supporting Actress. She also acted in many television serials, such as in the hit sitcom, Dekh Bahi Dekh.
She also was grandly acclaimed for her role in the 1994 film Mammo, for which she received the Filmfare Best Performance Award.
Also, she stars in Shararat (Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat), in which she plays a leading role. The comedy is currently air on the Disney Channel.
In 2005, she co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, in Mumbai.
She recently made a special appearance in the Punjabi film Yaariyan. recently she appeared in the soap opera Balika Vadhu.

[edit]Personal life

Jalal was married to actor Tabrez Barmavar, who died in September 2003; they had a son named Yaseen.

[edit]Awards

[edit]Filmography

[edit]Television career

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