Farida Jalal is known throughout the world as one of Bollywood's most talented actresses. Her filmography is huge - she starred in more than one hundred and forty films and received three Filmfare Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. However, more on everything further.
Birth and childhood
The future actress was born on March 14, 1949 in the city of New York (USA). From early childhood, the girl began to show a love for cinema, demonstrating her talent to the whole family, reciting poems by heart.
For the first time as an artist, Farida Jalal performed in a school theater. The ovations gave the girl confidence. After that, she had no doubt that fate had predetermined the fate of the actress.
Debut and First Award
For the first time, Farida Jalal made her film debut in 1961, playing a cameo role in one of the Indian films. In 1972, the actress has already received a well-deserved award for her performance in a film called Paras (1971).
Subsequent roles
One of the memorable works is the role in the film "Devotion" (1969). In this picture, she played Rena - the beloved son of the main character Aruna Varma.
This was followed by roles in the films “Immortal Love” (1971) and “Forgotten Wife” (1975).
Farida earned the love of the audience thanks to her role in the film "Bobby" (1973). In this tape, the actress embodied the image of a mentally retarded girl with a doll in her hands - the bride of the protagonist (Rishi Kapoor).
Second prize
Farida Jalal, whose films were watched by millions of viewers, starred in Raj Kapoor's “Henna” in 1991. For her work in this film, she received her second Filmfare Award for her flawless performance of a supporting role.
In 1995, the actress played in a picture called "The Unfinished Bride." It should be noted that at that time he was very popular with the audience. Farid Jalal won the third Filmfare Award for her role in the famous film. In “The Uncleaned Bride,” the actress was the mother of the main character Kajol.
Arthouse
Farida Jalal, whose biography is described in detail in our article, played roles in non-standard films - in the genre of arthouse. In 1995, she took part in the film “Mammo”, directed by Shyam Benegal, and in 1997, the actress starred in the Satyajit Rai film “Chess Players”. The first tape was awarded the Best Hindi Feature Film Award. Farida, in turn, received an award from critics of the Filmfare Critics Award for the best role.
The following successful works were roles in such films: “Cabaret Dancer” (1992), “Crazy Heart” (1997), “Everything Happens in Life” (1998), “Double” (1998), “Say What You Love” (2000 ), “Alien Child” (2001), “Fatal Love” (2001), “Both in sorrow and in joy” (2001), “I am going crazy with love” (2003), “Stolen” (2003).
The most popular film was the Double. This picture fell in love with the viewer thanks to an intricate and unpredictable plot. Farida played in the film the role of the mother of the protagonist - the cook Bablu.
In 2005, the actress again starred in a big movie. This time it’s the drama "And it will rain ...". In this tape, Jalal got the role of the main character's grandmother.
In addition, the actress actively takes part in the filming of Indian TV shows.
A family
Farida Jalal has lived all her life with her beloved husband. The couple met in 1975 on the set of one of the famous Indian films. Since that day, young people have not parted. Later, Farida Jalal (Fayzullina) and her chosen one Tabrez Barmavar (a famous Indian actor) decided to get married. The wedding took place in 1978. Only close people attended the celebration. A year later, the couple had a beloved and only son named Yasin Jalal.
From 1983 to 1990, when the actress was offered numerous roles in the movie, the family moved to Bangalore. There Tabrez organized his own business, which turned out to be quite successful. In 2003, Barmavar died.
Farida Jalal played supporting roles. However, this did not prevent her from becoming the darling of the audience. The actress played the same roles: girlfriend, mom, sister, aunt, grandmother of the main characters. The last film in which Farida took part is called The Governess.
The son of Farida is not involved in acting, but there are rumors that he is interested in directing. His project is due to be released in 2016. The content, unfortunately, is still unknown.
It should be noted that viewers appreciate this actress for her immense talent, endless energy, kindness and ability to get used to any role. It is the above qualities that allowed Farida to last so long in the cinema field.