Farida Jalal
Acting
🎂 1949-03-14
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.
Cast credits(137)
Herself
2016
Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
1995
Mrs. Khanna
1998
Razia
1992
Qudsia Begum
2024
Ajay's mother
1997
Manager of women's shelter
1996
Beeji
2011
Self
2013
Sayeeda “Daijaan / DJ” Naaz
2001
Noorbibi
2000
Herself
2002
Mrs. Chaudhary
1998
Suhasini Deewan
1993
Kasturba Gandhi
2000
2025
Kaajal's Mother
1997
Komal's Mother
1998
Mrs. Oberoi
2000
Asha Malhotra
2001
Mammo
1994
Abhimanyu's Grandmother
2012
Mrs. Tilak
1994
Sudha Kaul
2003
2000
Dadi
2022
Lily Anthony Rodriques
2000
Kajal's grandmother
2005
Sushma "Nani" Malhotra
2003
Lalita's Grandmother
2018
Janki Kumar
1996
Aunty
1996
Mona
1975
Sudha Chaudhary
1999
Renu
1969
Nani
2025
Laxmi Sathe
1993
1997
Sulakshana Gupta
1977
2017
Gayetri Rajvansh
2000
Vidyavati K. Singh
2002
Sitadevi S. Gandhi / Sharma
2007
Nurse Radha
1973
Mrs. Saroj
2001
Nafisa
1977
Bibi Gul
1991
1998
1999
Laheriya
1973
Mammo
2001
Parvati
1995
Mrs. Shyamlal
2003
Renu Khanna
1974
Yashoda
1980
Mrs. Chaudhary
2004
2015
Mrs. Jaidev Singh
2000
Ricky's Dadi
2019
Jaya's mother
1997
Pooja's mother
2000
Akbari
1992
Revati Chaudhry
1994
2016
Roopa
1973
Alka 'Nikki' Sharma
1973
1974
Naani
Laila
1979
Shalu's Mom
2000
Mrs.Dixit
2004
Herself
2006
Shyam's mother
1996
Raja's Mother
1997
2021
Fatima
2010
Aunty
1992
Magician's wife
1987
Mrs. Chaudhary
2002
Rukmani Singh
2001
Gayetri S. Agnihotri
1998
1977
Nurse
1969
1997
1998
Malti
1976
Geetarani M.Kapoor
1997
Panna (Dai maa)
1996
Manno
1975
1973
Mrs. Braganza
2006
Mother of Ajay / Raju / Tauheed
1999
Chachi
1996
1976
Asha
1975
Vishnupratap's wife
2002
Deepa R. Pandey
1983
Renu
1972
Mrs. Goyal
2002
1980
1977
Maria
2013
Anita
1973
as Fatima Bibi
2021
1970
Madhu
2010
1996
1981
Mrs. Florence Joyner
1994
Champa
1978
2012
1968
Gayetri Verma
1994
Asha 'Jiji'
2003
2000
1999
1984
Zabira
2017
1975
Rohini Bakshi
2000
2014
Valesia
1977
Bela
1975
Yashoda
1998
1971
Hema Nihalchand
1975
Rajeshwar's maidservant
1995
Shyama
1972
Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)
1981
1964
Durga
1971
1970
1975
1971
2011
1967
Satvinder Kaur Bedi
2014