Farida Jalal

Acting

Farida Jalal

Born March 14, 1949 · Bombay, India [now Mumbai] (age 77)

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 F…

Known For

Welcome To The JungleWelcome To The Jungle · 2026
Welcome To The Jungle
5.02026
MovieActionComedy
A group of quirky characters gets stuck in a dangerous jungle during a chaotic mission. Filled with confusion, criminals, and hilarious situations, they must work together to survive and find their way out.
Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge · 1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
8.51995
MovieComedyDrama
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
CharandasCharandas · 1977
Charandas
10.01977
MovieDramaFamily
The entire plot is woven around Indian family values, enterprise and meteoric rise in business.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham · 2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
7.72001
MovieComedyDrama
Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.
Kuch Kuch Hota HaiKuch Kuch Hota Hai · 1998
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
7.51998
MovieRomanceDrama
Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.
O'RomeoO'Romeo · 2026
O'Romeo
5.62026
MovieRomanceAction
What fate awaits a stonehearted gangster and bloodthirsty womaniser when true love claims him, helpless and unguarded? A gang war that shakes the entire underworld and crime syndicate to their very roots. A forbidden love; the tale of an unrequited passion.
Aabeer GulaalAabeer Gulaal · 2025
Aabeer Gulaal
7.02025
MovieRomanceComedy
Two wounded souls, brought together by chance, find solace in each other's company and gradually develop a profound connection that blossoms into love.
Hey RamHey Ram · 2000
Hey Ram
7.02000
MovieHistoryDrama
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

Filmography

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Big BrotherBig Brother · 2007
Big Brother
5.12007
MovieActionCrime
Big Brother is a story set in modern India which revolves around a small middle-class family composed of Dev Sharma Sunny Deol, his wife Aarti Priyanka Chopra, his mother Farida Jalal, brother Imran Khan and sister Prachi. Although they lead a simple and peaceful lifestyle, an incident occurs that changes their lives forever. The family is left with no choice but to leave Delhi and move to Mumbai in disguise. They start life afresh and all seems well until the ghosts of the past surface again. Things reach a point when Dev Sharma is prodded by his mother to take a course of action which not only avenges their plight but also take on the cause of the aggrieved in the country as a whole. The movement so created gets the support of the woman at large and the infirm who proudly proclaim him to be their Big Brother.

Sitadevi S. Gandhi / Sharma

Dekh Bhai DekhDekh Bhai Dekh · 1993
Dekh Bhai Dekh
7.21993
SeriesComedyFamily
Dekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most popular comedy Hindi sitcom created, developed, edited, directed and line produced by Aanand Mahendroo, produced by Jaya Bachchan, starring, Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, Vishal Singh, Nattasha Singh lead roles. It premiered on Doordarshan's metro channel, on 6 May 1993 until 1997. Subsequently, there have been several re-runs on DD National, Sony TV, and SAB TV till 2005. It is considered as a classic, among Indian television shows.The story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs. Their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents and in-laws. A distinctive feature of this show were its fast speaking characters.

Suhasini Deewan