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.
as Naani
as Badi Bi
as Dadi
as Akko
as Bebbe
as Nani
as Qudsia Begum(8 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Dadi
as as Fatima Bibi
as Jazz's Mother
as Dadi Ji(1 ep)
as Lalita's Grandmother
as Zabira
as Self(1 ep)
as Satvinder Kaur Bedi
as Maria
as Self(1 ep)
as Abhimanyu's Grandmother
as Beeji
as Shanti Tripathi
as Fatima
as Madhu
as Ruchika's Mother(26 eps)
as Sitadevi S. Gandhi / Sharma
as Mrs. Braganza
as Herself(1 ep)
as Kajal's grandmother
as Self(2 eps)
as Mrs. Chaudhary
as Mrs.Dixit
as Mrs. Shyamlal
as Sudha Kaul
as Teacher
as Sushma "Nani" Malhotra(192 eps)
as Asha 'Jiji'
as Mrs. Goyal
as Vishnupratap's wife
as Vidyavati K. Singh
as Mrs. Chaudhary
as Herself(1 ep)
as Sayeeda “Daijaan / DJ” Naaz
as Mrs. Saroj
as Asha Malhotra
as Mammo
as Rukmani Singh
as Noorbibi
as Shalu's Mom
as Pooja's mother
as Neha Khandelwal
as Rohini Bakshi
as Mrs. Oberoi
as Mrs. Jaidev Singh
as Kasturba Gandhi
as Gayetri Rajvansh
as Lily Anthony Rodriques
as Sudha Chaudhary
as Mother of Ajay / Raju / Tauheed
as Mrs. Khanna
as Komal's Mother
as Mrs. Chaudhary
as Gayetri S. Agnihotri
as Yashoda
as Raja's Mother
as Ajay's mother
as Geetarani M.Kapoor
as Jaya's mother
as Halima
as Kaajal's Mother
as Chachi
as Aunty
as Shyam's mother
as Manager of women's shelter
as Janki Kumar
as Panna (Dai maa)
as Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
as Parvati
as Rajeshwar's maidservant
as Mrs. Tilak
as Mammo
as Gayetri Verma
as Mrs. Florence Joyner
as Revati Chaudhry
as Laxmi Sathe
as Suhasini Deewan(66 eps)
as Razia
as Akbari
as Aunty
as Bibi Gul
as Magician's wife
as Ranjit's aunt(24 eps)
as Deepa R. Pandey
as Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)
as Yashoda
as Laila
as Champa
as Valesia
as Nafisa
as Sulakshana Gupta
as Malti
as Hema Nihalchand
as Bela
as Mona
as Asha
as Manno
as Renu Khanna
as Alka 'Nikki' Sharma
as Roopa
as Anita
as Nurse Radha
as Laheriya
as Geeta
as Mrs. Nandkishore Sharma
as Renu
as Shyama
as Durga
as Nandini
as Renu
as Nurse
as Nalini S.S. Roy