Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933 in Jaunpur. She was an actress and composer, known for Swades (2004), Gulabo Sitabo (2020) and Sultan (2016). She was married to Syed Muhammad Jaffar. She died on October 15, 2021 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Farrukh Jaffar
Movies
Sultan
Sultan is a story of Sultan Ali Khan – a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet as he dreams of representing India at the Olympics. It’s a story of Aarfa – a feisty young girl from the same small town as Sultan with her own set of…
Swades
Set in modern day India, Swades is a film that tackles the issues that development throws up on a grass root level. It is to this India, which is colorful, heterogeneous and complex that Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan), a bright young scientist working as a project manager in NASA,…
Peepli Live
In the lead up to state elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid bank loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who scornfully suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that…
Fun Facts
First female announcer on Vividh Bharti.
Best known for her award winning character in Gulabo Sitabo 2021.