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Farrukh Jaffar

Farrukh Jaffar

Indian actress (1933–2021)

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.

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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

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Awards and nominations

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References

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    Saxena, Deepa (12 June 2020). "Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo's sassy Begum is on a career high at 87, here's where you've seen her before". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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    "Farrukh Jaffar : Amma of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow". Lucknow Society. Retrieved 17 June 2002.
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    "Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88". The Indian Express. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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    "Farrukh Jaffar". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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    "6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2011". IMDb.
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    "5th FOI Online Awards 2020". Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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    "6th FOI Online Awards 2021". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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    "66th Filmfare Awards 2021".
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