Career

Farida Jalal, who was born in New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She along with Rajesh Khanna were chosen as finalists and were presented on stage as winners at the Filmfare Awards function. She got her first film offer for Taqdeer from Tarachand Barjatya who happened to be in the audience In an interview in 2014, she said, when asked her about initial part of her career, "I started my acting career when I was just out of my school St Joseph's Convent in Panchgani, in a film called Taqdeer. I took part in a talent contest and even won. Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) and I were the finalists. How was I to know that I'd soon be doing a film Aradhana with him?".

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. During the 1980s, her roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or nani. She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend, and sings the song "Bagon me bahar hai, kaliyon pe nikhar hai".

When asked as to how she started getting typecast as hero's sister, she quoted in an interview"It all started with Gopi where I was offered the greatest Mr Dilip Kumar's sister's role. Forget about refusing, I jumped at the offer. Even if I had the chance to just go and observe him on the set I'd have done it. I love the man. I remember during those days each and every actor was copying Dilip Saab whether it was Dharmendra, Jeetendra or Manoj Kumar. I was much in-demand as Dilip Saab's sister. Every hero wanted the same. Every actor wanted me to play his sister.Sometimes the sister was the film's heroine. The official heroine would just sing her songs whereas I had all the dramatic scenes. I got my recognition and the awards. In a film called Paras I was Sanjeev Kumar's sister. But I had a lot more to do than Raakhee-di who played the heroine. I got my first award for it. Then I got my second award for Majboor, a film written by Salimbhai and Javedbhai where Bachchan Saab played my brother. It was so heartening. Why would I want to be heroine when I was getting the stronger parts as the sister?"

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, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1995. Farida Jalal played the lead in film Mammo. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Jalal won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance .She acted in many television serials, such as in the hit sitcom, Dekh Bahi Dekh.

She was grandly acclaimed for her role in the 1994 film Mammo, for which she received the Filmfare Best Performance Award. Earlier she was also nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress Award' for Amitabh Bachchan-Parveen Babi-Pran starrer 'Majboor' where she played Amitabh's handicapped sister.

Farida Jalal though could not get a major break as heroine against any big star except Rajesh Khanna in Aaradhana, but she played the lead role in Jeevan Rekha in which her husband Tabrez was the hero. Pran and Ajit were also in the film. A song of the film 'Yaar mere, meri baahon me aaja' by Mohammed Rafi from this film had become popular, and is still popular.

Jalal starred in Shararat (Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat), in which she played 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. In 2008, she made a special appearance in the Punjabi film Yaariyan. Recently, she appeared in the soap opera Balika Vadhu.

Personal life

Jalal was married to actor Tabrez Barmavar, who hails from Bhatkal and died in September 2003; they have a son named Yaseen. She 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. As she wasn’t getting too many film offers after marriage, they moved to Bangalore where her husband had a soap factory business. Her son Yaseen is not interested in acting but direction and has been putting together a project that should be ready by 2016.

Awards

• 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: Paras (1971)
• 1972: Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) for: Paras (1971)
• 1992: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for: Henna (1991)
• 1995: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for: Mammo (1994)
• 1996: Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards - Best Actress (Hindi), Mammo (1994)
• 1996: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
• 2012: Harlem International Film Festival—Best Actress for A Gran Plan(2012)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1963	Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke		Child artist
1967	Taqdeer	Geeta (Youngest daughter of Gopal)
1968	Baharon ki Manzil
1969	Mahal
	Aradhana	Renu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1970	Puraskar	Reshma
	Naya Raasta	Radha Pratap Singh
	Gopi	Nandini
	Devi	Shobha
1971	Paras	Bela Singh	Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)
	Khoj
	Amar Prem	Mrs. Nandkishore Sharma
	Pyar Ki Kahani	Lata
1972	Zindagi Zindagi	Shyama
	Rivaaj
	Buniyaad
1973	Heera
	Bobby	Alka Sharma 'Nikki'
	Achanak	Nurse Radha
	Raja Rani	Anita	uncredited
	Loafer	Roopa (Gopinath's daughter)
1974	Naya Din Nai Raat
	Jeevan Rekha
	Majboor	Renu Khanna	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Uljhan	Kamla
	Sankalp	Geeta Sehgal
1975	Khushboo	Kusum's friend
	Kala Sona	Bela
	Do Jasoos	Hema Khushalchand
	Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty	Rajni
	Dharmatma	Mona
	Aakraman	Asha
1976	Shaque	Mrs. Subramaniam	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Sabse Bada Rupaiya	Bindiya/Shobha
	Koi Jeeta Koi Haara
	Bandalbaaz	Malti
1977	Kasam Khoon Ki	Ganga
	Alaap	Sulakshana Gupta
	Abhi To Jee Lein	The Nun
	Aakhri Goli
	Shatranj Ke Khiladi	Nafisa (Mir's wife)
	Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Chhutki
1978	Naya Daur
	Ganga Ki Saugand	Champa	guest appearance
1979	Jurmana	Laila	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Dhongee	Geeta Khanna
1980	Patthar Se Takkar
	Chambal Ki Kasam
	Abdullah	Yashoda	uncredited
1981	Jwala Daku	Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)
	Yaarana	Mary (Governess)	uncredited
1983	Salam e Mohabbat
1988	Pushpak	Magician's wife
1991	Henna	Bibi Gul	Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1992	Paayal	Shanti Devi
	Bekhudi	Aunty
	Kal Ki Awaz	Akbari
	Dil Aashna Hai	Razia
1993	Gardish	Lakshmi (Shiva's mother)
1994	Mammo	Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali "Mammo"	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Bengal Film Journalists Association Best Actress Award
	Laadla	Gayetri Verma
	Krantiveer	Mrs. Tilak (Pratap's Mother)
	Elaan	Revati Chaudhry
	Dulaara	Florence
1995	Andolan
	Jawab
	Veergati
	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Lajwanti, "Lajjo"	Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1996	Shastra
	Rajkumar	Panna (Dai maa)
	Loafer	Janki Kumar
	Dushman Duniya Ka	Manager of women's shelter
	Raja Hindustani	Chachi (Raja's aunt)
	Angaara	Saraswati
	Ajay	Ajay's Mother
1997	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Yashoda
	Mrityudaata	Mother Ghayal
	Mohabbat	Geeta Kapoor
	Judaai	Kajal's mom
	Zor
	Lahoo Ke Do Rang	Halima
	Ziddi	Jaya's mother
	Dil To Pagal Hai	Ajay's mom
	Aflatoon	Raja's mother
1998	Salaakhen	Mother
	Duplicate	Mrs. Chaudhary "Bebe"
	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Komal's mother
	Soldier	Shanti Sinha
	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Mrs. Khanna (Rahul's mom)
1999	Dil Kya Kare
	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Mother of Ajay and Tauheed
	Khoobsurat	Sudha Chaudhary (Dadiji)
2000	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Lily (Rohit's landlady)
	Hey Ram	Kasturba Gandhi	Simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi
	Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge	Mrs. Oberoi
	Pukar	Gayetri Rajvansh
	Khauff	Mrs. Jaidev Singh
	Kya Kehna	Rohini Baxi (Priya's mo)
	Bichhoo	Jeeva's mom
	Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa	Pooja's mother
	Gaja Gamini	Noorbibi
2001	Farz	Rukmani Singh
	Zubeidaa	Mammo
	Chori Chori Chupke Chupke	Asha Malhotra
	Lajja	Mother of Bride
	Moksha: Salvation	Salim's mother
	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	Sayeeda/Daijan/DJ
2002	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	Mrs. Chaudhary
	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Vidyavati
	Badhaai Ho Badhaai	Mrs. Chaddha
	Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein	Vishnupratap's wife
	Deewangee	Mrs. Goyal
2003	Pinjar	Mrs. Shyamlal
	Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai	Jiji
	Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai
	Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon	Mrs. Kapoor
	Jaal: The Trap	Sudha Kaul
	Fun 2shh: Dudes In the 10th Century	Mrs. DiSouza/Hiraka
2004	Garv: Pride and Honour	Mrs. Shakuntala Dixit
	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Mrs. Chaudhary (Deven's mom)
2005	Pyaar Mein Twist	Ms. Arya
	Barsaat
2006	Big Brother
	Aryan
2007	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
	Dhol	Dadi
2010	Aashayein	Madhu
	Krantiveer - The Revolution
2011	Love Breakups Zindagi
	Chala Mussaddi... Office Office	Shanti	Cameo appearance
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Pammi Kaur
	Student of the Year	Abhimanyu's grandmother
	A Gran Plan	Satvinder Kaur Bedi	Won — Best Actress Award at 2012 Harlem International Film Festival
2015	Bezubaan Ishq	Savitri
	Tina Ki Chaabi

Television

Year	Serial/Show	Role	Note
	Dolly Aunty Ka Dream Villa
1984	Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi	Ranjit's aunt in the second innings
1993	Dekh Bhai Dekh	Suhasini/Balraj's wife
2004 - 2009	Shararat	Sushma Mehra /Jiya's Nani/Radha's mother	won Star Parivaar Awards for Favourite Jadui character
	Star Yaar Kalakaar	Herself	Show Host
2009, 2012	Balika Vadhu	Badi Masiji
2011	Ammaji Ki Galli	Ammaji
18 July 2005	Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai	Bebe	six episodes only
2013 - 2013	Jeannie Aur Juju	Dadi of Jini
1995	Junoon
	The Great Maratha	Chimnabai
2014	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Herself	Guest appearance — on the celebration of completion of 1000 weeks of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
2014 - present	Satrangi Sasural	Gomti Devi Vatsal / Daadi Maa

[ Source: Wikipedia ]