Farrukh Jaffar
Farrukh Jaffar is an Indian actress and former radio presenter. Having began 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.
Personal life
Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district, United Provinces of British India. She attended a local school and later moved to Lucknow, where she graduated from the Lucknow University. Jaffar was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar, a journalist and politician. The couple have two daughtersMehru Jaffar and Shaheen Jaffar.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1981 | Umrao Jaan | Umarao Jaan's biological mother |
| 2004 | Swades | Fatima Bi |
| 2009 | Peepli Live | Mrs. Manikpuri |
| 2015 | Barefoot to Goa | |
| 2015 | Jaanisaar | Moore's grandmother |
| 2015 | Parched | Jaanki's grandmother |
| 2016 | Sultan | Sultan's grandmother |
| 2017 | What Will People Say? | Bestemor |
| 2017 | Secret Superstar | Badi Apa |
| 2019 | Photograph | Daadi |
| 2019 | Ammaa Ki Boli | Ammaa |
| 2020 | Gulabo Sitabo | Fatima Begum |