Farida Jalal
Veteran actress Farida Jalal is one of the most famous actresses in the Bollywood industry. She was recently seen in Netflix’s ‘Heeramandi’. She is known for playing the on-screen mother of Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Farida Jalal has also done great work with superstars from Rajesh Khanna to Dilip Kumar in Hindi cinema. Farida Jalal starred opposite Rajesh Khanna in the 1969 film ‘Aradhana’, which also starred Sharmila Tagore. The film ran for fifty weeks on the big screen. The actress received a lot of praise for her role and also received several awards.
Worked with many superstars
After the film ‘Aradhana’, she became a star overnight. The pairing of Farida Jalal and Rajesh Khanna was also well liked. This film made many records at the box office. It is considered one of the most popular films of her career. After the success of the film, Farida Jalal got opportunities to work in many films. In the 90s, Farida Jalal played the role of a mother to a grandmother in many films. This list includes blockbuster films like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Raja Hindustani’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Kaho Naa Pyar Hai’.
Actress became mother of Bollywood
Farida Jalal has worked with almost every star in her career. She is a big fan of the late Bollywood star Dilip Kumar. In a recent interview to Bollywood Bubble, she said that while working with him in the film ‘Gopi’, she realized that there can be no other artist and human being like Dilip Kumar. In the film, she played the role of Kajol’s mother. She was so much liked in the role of grandmother and grandmother that after the film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, she became popular as the mother of Bollywood.
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