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Farida Jalal
Bombay, India [now Mumbai]
Farida Jalal (née Sami; born March 14, 1949) is an Indian actress active in Hindi cinema and television. In a career spanning nearly half a century, she has acted in over 200 film…
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Farida Jalal (née Sami; born March 14, 1949) is an Indian actress active in Hindi cinema and television. In a career spanning nearly half a century, she has acted in over 200 films, and has received accolades such as four Filmfare Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards, a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, and the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Harlem International Film Festival. Jalal started her career in film as a teenager and went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 80s. Later, she established herself as a household name for portraying motherly roles in the 1990s and the early 2000s. Since then, she successfully transitioned to television and appeared in numerous shows, including sitcoms, soap operas, and Netflix originals.
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2026
Welcome To The Jungle
Movie Badi Bi
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2026
O'Romeo
Movie Dadi
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2025
The Great Shamsuddin Family
Movie Akko
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2025
Love in Vietnam
Movie Bebbe
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2025
Aabeer Gulaal
Movie Nani
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2024
Heeramandi
TV show Qudsia Begum
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2024
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV show Self
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2022
Ittu Si Baat
Movie Dadi
- 2021
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2021
Lines
Movie as Fatima Bibi
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2020
Jawaani Jaaneman
Movie Jazz's Mother
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2019
Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond
TV show Dadi Ji
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2018
Batti Gul Meter Chalu
Movie Lalita's Grandmother
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2017
I'm Not a Terrorist
Movie Zabira
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2017
Sargoshiyan
Movie
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2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV show Self
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2016
Love Shots
TV show
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2015
Bezubaan Ishq
Movie
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2014
Kaash Tum Hote
Movie
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2014
A Gran Plan
Movie Satvinder Kaur Bedi
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2013
Raqt: A Psycho Thriller
Movie Maria
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2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV show Self
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2012
Student Of The Year
Movie Abhimanyu's Grandmother
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2012
Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai
Movie
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2011
Love Breakups Zindagi
Movie Beeji
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2011
Chala Mussaddi - Office Office
Movie Shanti Tripathi
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2011
4 Times Lucky
Movie
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2010
Khuda Kasam
Movie Fatima
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2010
Aashayein
Movie Madhu
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2010
Rishta.com
TV show Ruchika's Mother
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2007
Big Brother
Movie Sitadevi S. Gandhi / Sharma
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2006
Aryan: Unbreakable
Movie Mrs. Braganza
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2006
Nadia Khan Show
TV show Herself
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2005
Barsaat
Movie Kajal's grandmother
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2004
Indian Idol
TV show Self
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2004
Taarzan: The Wonder Car
Movie Mrs. Chaudhary
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2004
Garv: Pride and Honour
Movie Mrs.Dixit
- 2003
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2003
Pinjar
Movie Mrs. Shyamlal
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2003
Jaal: The Trap
Movie Sudha Kaul
