Actor Farooq Jaffer, who just lately performed the function of Amitabh Bachchan’s spouse Fatima Begum in Gulabo Sitabo, handed away in Lucknow on Friday. She was 88 years previous.
Jaffer’s grandson Shaz Ahmed shared the information on Twitter. He tweeted, “My grandmother and freedom fighter’s wife, former MLC Mr. SM Zafar and veteran actress Mrs. Farooq Zafar passed away today at 7 pm in Lucknow.”
Screenwriter Juhi Chaturvedi took to Instagram to mourn the demise of the veteran actor. Sharing a photograph, she wrote, “begum gayiin. Farrukh ji…na aap jaisa koi tha aur na hoga.. dil se shukriya jo aapne humko aapse rishta jodne ki ijaazat di… ab allah ki uss duniya mein hifaazat se rahiyega…RIP #FarrukhJaffar #Begum #F. (Begum is gone! Farrukh ji, there was nobody, and there can be nobody such as you. Thank you from the underside of my coronary heart for permitting us to attach with you. Please keep secure within the different world of Allah. RIP # FarrukhJaffar #Begum #FattoBi #FatimaBegum #GulaboSitabo)”
Farooq Jafar was born in Jaunpur in 1933 in a zamindar household. She moved to Lucknow on the age of 16, after her marriage to journalist and freedom fighter Syed Muhammad Jafar, who inspired her to check and grow to be part of theater and movies.
Jaffer graduated from Lucknow University and shortly joined All India Radio. She grew to become one of many first feminine voices in Akashvani, Lucknow. But he left the job in 1966 to assist his widowed mom deal with her agricultural land in Jaunpur. She ultimately moved to Delhi after her husband’s posting there, and joined Akashvani’s Urdu service, whereas additionally attending appearing workshops by Ibrahim Alkazi.
Farooq Jaffer made his movie debut with Muzaffar Ali’s traditional Umrao Jaan (1981), during which she performed Rekha’s mom. His second movie Swades (2004) got here after 23 years, adopted by Peepli Live, Chakravyuh, Sultan and Tanu Weds Manu. She additionally performed a lead function in Narayan Chauhan’s Amma Ki Boli (2019).
Actually, Jaffer has executed a few dozen movies together with Gulabo Sitabo within the final 20 years. At the age of 88, she gained the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shoojit Sircar’s directorial debut, changing into the oldest winner within the appearing class.
His movies Mehrunissa, Raks, Kundan Nandi’s subsequent and few brief movies are but to launch.
Farooq Jaffer has two daughters.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
