Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88, Juhi Chaturvedi pays tribute
Actor Farrukh Jaffer, most just lately seen enjoying Amitabh Bachchan’s spouse Fatima Begum in Gulabo Sitabo, handed away on Friday in Lucknow. She was 88.
Jaffer’s grandson Shaaz Ahmad took to Twitter to share the information. He tweeted, “My grandmother and wife of Freedom fighter, Ex MLC Mr S.M.Jaffar and Veteran Actress Mrs Farrukh Jaffar 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 #FattoBi #FatimaBegum #GulaboSitabo. (Begum is gone! Farrukh ji, there was no one, and there will be no one like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to connect with you. Please stay safe in the other world of Allah. RIP #FarrukhJaffar #Begum #FattoBi #FatimaBegum #GulaboSitabo)”
Farrukh Jaffer was born in 1933 in Jaunpur in a zamindar household. She moved to Lucknow on the age of 16, after her marriage to journalist and freedom fighter Syed Muhammad Jaffer who inspired her to check and be part of theatre and movies.
Jaffer graduated from Lucknow University and shortly landed a job on the All India Radio. She went on to turn into one of many first feminine voices at AIR, Lucknow. But she stop the job in 1966 to assist her widowed mom to maintain their agricultural lands in Jaunpur. She finally moved to Delhi after her husband’s posting there, and joined AIR’s Urdu service, whereas additionally attending performing workshops by Ebrahim Alkazi.
Farrukh Jaffer made her movie debut with Muzaffar Ali’s traditional Umrao Jaan (1981), through which she performed Rekha’s mom. Her second movie Swades (2004) got here after 23 years, adopted by Peepli Live, Chakravyuh, Sultan and Tanu Weds Manu. She additionally performed the lead function in Narayan Chauhan’s Ammaa ki Boli (2019).
In reality, Jaffer did practically a dozen movies within the final 20 years, together with Gulabo Sitabo. At 88, she received the Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for the Shoojit Sircar directorial, turning into the oldest winner within the performing class.
Her movies Mehrunisa, Raks, Kundan Nandy’s subsequent and a few brief movies are but to launch.
Farrukh Jaffer is survived by two daughters.
