Farrukh Jaffar
Biography
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.
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.
Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district, United Provinces of British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh). She attended a local school and later moved to Lucknow, where she graduated from Lucknow University.
Jaffar was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar, a journalist and politician. The couple have two daughters—Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad.
Jaffar died on 15 October 2021 in Lucknow at the age of 88.
