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	\| image = Farrukh Jaffar in 2016.jpg		\| image = Farrukh Jaffar in 2016.jpg
	\| caption = Jaffar in 2016		\| caption = Jaffar in 2016
	\| birthname = ~~Farukh Jaffar~~		\| birthname =
	\| birth_date = {{birth year\|1933}}		\| birth_date = {{birth year\|1933}}
	\| birth_place = [[Jaunpur district\|Chakesar]], [[United Provinces of British India\|United Provinces]], [[British Raj\|British India]]<br/>{{small\|(present day [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])}}		\| birth_place = [[Jaunpur district\|Chakesar]], [[United Provinces of British India\|United Provinces]], [[British Raj\|British India]]<br/>{{small\|(present day [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh\|Jaunpur]], Uttar Pradesh, India)}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2021\|10\|15\|1933~~\|01\|01~~}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2021\|10\|15\|1933}}
	\| death_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India
	\| education = [[Lucknow University]]		\| education = [[Lucknow University]]
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|[[Actor\|~~Actress]]\|[[~~Radio presenter]]}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|Radio presenter}}
	~~\| spouse = Syed Muhammad Jaffar~~
	~~\| children = 2~~
	\| website =		\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''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 (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.<ref name="ht">{{cite web \|last1=Saxena \|first1=Deepa \|title=Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo's sassy Begum is on a career high at 87, here's where you've seen her before \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/farrukh-jaffar-gulabo-sitabo-s-sassy-begum-is-on-a-career-high-at-87-here-s-where-you-ve-seen-her-before/story-LdzbQxlMwATHRk5e3avc2O.html \|website=[[Hindustan Times]] \|accessdate=17 June 2020 \|language=en \|date=12 June 2020}}</ref> 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 Awards\|Filmfare]].		'''Farrukh Jaffar''' (1933 – 15 October 2021) was an Indian actress and radio presenter in [[Bollywood]]. Most remembered for her roles in films like ''[[Swades]]'' (2004), ''[[Peepli Live]]'' (2010) and ''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]'' for which won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name="a352">{{cite web \| last=Rajpal \| first=Roktim \| last2=Desk \| first2=DH Web \| title=Remembering Farrukh Jaffar: 4 films that bear testimony to her talent \| website=Deccan Herald \| date=16 October 2021 \| url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/remembering-farrukh-jaffar-4-films-that-bear-testimony-to-her-talent-1041128.html \| access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> 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 (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.<ref name="ht">{{cite web \|last1=Saxena \|first1=Deepa \|title=Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo's sassy Begum is on a career high at 87, here's where you've seen her before \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/farrukh-jaffar-gulabo-sitabo-s-sassy-begum-is-on-a-career-high-at-87-here-s-where-you-ve-seen-her-before/story-LdzbQxlMwATHRk5e3avc2O.html \|website=[[Hindustan Times]] \|accessdate=17 June 2020 \|language=en \|date=12 June 2020}}</ref> 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 Awards\|Filmfare]].

			==Early life and education==
			Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of [[Jaunpur district]], [[United Provinces of British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]]).<ref name="life">{{cite web \|title=Farrukh Jaffar : Amma of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow \|url=https://lucknow.me/farrukh-jaffar-amma-of-peepli-live-who-started-her-career-as-1st-announcer-of-akashvani-lucknow/ \|website=Lucknow Society \|accessdate=17 June 2002 \|language=en }}</ref><ref name="f768">{{cite web \| last=India \| first=Press Trust of \| title=Veteran actor Farrukh Jaffar dies at 88 in Lucknow \| website=India Today \| date=15 October 2021 \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-actor-farrukh-jaffar-dies-at-88-in-lucknow-1865319-2021-10-15 \| access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> She attended a local school and later moved to [[Lucknow]], where she graduated from the [[Lucknow University]].<ref name="life"/>
			==Career==
			She started her career in 1963 when she became one of the first radio announcers of [[Vividh Bharati]] (All India Radio), Lucknow.<ref name="a352"/> Later at age 49, she made screen debut playing the role of actress Rekha's mother in Muzaffar Ali's film ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)\|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981).

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	~~Farrukh~~ Jaffar was ~~born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district~~, ~~[[United Provinces~~ of ~~British India]] (present-day~~ [[Uttar Pradesh]])~~.<ref name="life">{{cite web \|title=Farrukh Jaffar : Amma~~ of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow \|url=https://lucknow.me/farrukh-jaffar-amma-of-peepli-live-who-started-her-career-as-1st-announcer-of-akashvani-lucknow/ \|website=Lucknow Society \|accessdate=17 June 2002 \|language=en }}</ref> 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 daughters{{emdash}}Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad .<ref name="life"/>		Jaffar was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar, a journalist and politician, who remained a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] (MLC) and Chief of Congress in the state. The couple have two daughters{{emdash}}Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad .<ref name="life"/><ref name="f768"/>

	Jaffar died on 15 October 2021 in Lucknow at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 October 2021 \|title=Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actor-farrukh-jaffer-passes-away-at-88-7573940/ \|access-date=16 October 2021 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>		Jaffar died on 15 October 2021, following a brain stroke in Lucknow at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 October 2021 \|title=Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actor-farrukh-jaffer-passes-away-at-88-7573940/ \|access-date=16 October 2021 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="f768"/>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	!scope="col"\| Year		!scope="col"\| Year
	!scope="col"\| Title<ref name="rt">{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/farrukh_jaffar \|title=Farrukh Jaffar \|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] \|accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>		!scope="col"\| Title<ref name="rt">{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/farrukh_jaffar \|title=Farrukh Jaffar \|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] \|accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>
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	\|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role\|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]		\|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role\|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
	\|{{nom}}		\|{{nom}}
	\|~~<ref>~~{{~~cite web~~\|~~title~~=~~6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2011 \|url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001173/2011/1/~~}}~~</ref>~~		\|{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}}
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	\|2020		\|2020
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	\|rowspan="2"\|Best Supporting Actress		\|rowspan="2"\|Best Supporting Actress
	\|{{nom}}		\|{{nom}}
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/5th-foi-online-awards\|title=5th FOI Online Awards 2020}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/5th-foi-online-awards\|title=5th FOI Online Awards 2020\|access-date=16 September 2022\|archive-date=17 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517133231/https://www.foionlineawards.com/5th-foi-online-awards\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="2"\|2021		\|rowspan="2"\|2021
	\|rowspan="2"\|''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]''		\|rowspan="2"\|''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]''
	\|{{won}}		\|{{won}}
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/6th-foi-online-awards\|title=6th FOI Online Awards 2021}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/6th-foi-online-awards\|title=6th FOI Online Awards 2021\|access-date=16 September 2022\|archive-date=1 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601125046/https://www.foionlineawards.com/6th-foi-online-awards\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	\|[[66th Filmfare Awards\|Filmfare Awards]]		\|[[66th Filmfare Awards\|Filmfare Awards]]
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{{short description|Indian actress (1933–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Farrukh Jaffar
| image = Farrukh Jaffar in 2016.jpg
| caption = Jaffar in 2016
| birthname = Farukh Jaffar
| birth_date = {{birth year|1933}}
| birth_place = [[Jaunpur district|Chakesar]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>{{small|(present day [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|10|15|1933|01|01}}
| death_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| education = [[Lucknow University]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor|Actress]]|[[Radio presenter]]}}
| spouse = Syed Muhammad Jaffar
| children = 2
| website =
}}

'''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 (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.<ref name="ht">{{cite web |last1=Saxena |first1=Deepa |title=Farrukh Jaffar, Gulabo Sitabo's sassy Begum is on a career high at 87, here's where you've seen her before |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/farrukh-jaffar-gulabo-sitabo-s-sassy-begum-is-on-a-career-high-at-87-here-s-where-you-ve-seen-her-before/story-LdzbQxlMwATHRk5e3avc2O.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=17 June 2020 |language=en |date=12 June 2020}}</ref> 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 Awards|Filmfare]].

==Personal life==
Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Chakesar village of Jaunpur district, [[United Provinces of British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]]).<ref name="life">{{cite web |title=Farrukh Jaffar : Amma of Peepli Live, who started her career as 1st announcer of Akashvani Lucknow |url=https://lucknow.me/farrukh-jaffar-amma-of-peepli-live-who-started-her-career-as-1st-announcer-of-akashvani-lucknow/ |website=Lucknow Society |accessdate=17 June 2002 |language=en }}</ref> 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 daughters{{emdash}}Mehru Jaffar and Shaheen Ahmad .<ref name="life"/>

Jaffar died on 15 October 2021 in Lucknow at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Actor Farrukh Jaffer passes away at 88 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actor-farrukh-jaffer-passes-away-at-88-7573940/ |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title<ref name="rt">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/farrukh_jaffar |title=Farrukh Jaffar |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
|1981
!scope="row"| ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
|Umrao Jaan's biological mother
|
|-
| 2004
!scope="row"| ''[[Swades]]''
| Fatima Bi
|
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"| ''[[Peepli Live]]''
| Mrs. Manikpuri / Amma
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa]]''
| Old Woman
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Barefoot to Goa]]''
| Grandmother
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Jaanisaar]]''
| Noor's grandmother
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Parched]]''
| Jaanki's Grandma
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Aligarh]]''
| Deepu's Landlord
|
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]''
| Sultan's grandmother
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
!scope="row"| ''[[What Will People Say]]''
| Bestemor
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Secret Superstar]]''
| Badi Apa
|
|-
| 2019
!scope="row"| ''[[Photograph (film)|Photograph]]''
| Daadi
|
|-
| 2020
!scope="row"| ''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]''
| Fatima Begum
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2021
!scope="row"| ''Mehrunisa''
| Mehrunisa
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Ammaa Ki Boli]]''
| Ammaa
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2022
!scope="row"| ''Mulaqat''
|
| Short film
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Mere Desh Ki Dharti (film)|Mere Desh Ki Dharti]]''
| Daadi
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''Sehar''
| TBA
| Final film role
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Film
!Category
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2011
|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|''[[Peepli Live]]''
|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2011 |url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001173/2011/1/}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|rowspan="2"|FOI Online Awards
|''[[Photograph (film)|Photograph]]''
|rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actress
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/5th-foi-online-awards|title=5th FOI Online Awards 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
|rowspan="2"|''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/6th-foi-online-awards|title=6th FOI Online Awards 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[66th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=66th Filmfare Awards 2021 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-vimal-elachi-filmfare-awards-2021_-47314.html}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1585543}}

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