Sometimes the sister was the film's heroine. Every actor wanted me to play his sister. I was much in demand as Dilip Saab's sister. I remember during those days each and every actor was copying Dilip Saab whether it was Dharmendra, Jeetendra, or Manoj Kumar. Even if I had the chance to just go and observe him on the set I'd have done it. Forget about refusing, I jumped at the offer. When asked as to how she started getting typecast as a hero's sister, she quoted in an interview: "It all started with Gopi where I was offered the greatest Mr Dilip Kumar's sister's role. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead. How was I to know that I'd soon be doing a film Aradhana with him?". Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) and I were the finalists. I took part in a talent contest and even won. In an interview in 2014, she said, when asked her about the initial part of her career: "I started my acting career when I was just out of my school St Joseph's Convent in Panchgani, in a film called Taqdeer. She got her first film offer for Taqdeer from Tarachand Barjatya who happened to be in the audience. She, along with Rajesh Khanna was chosen as a finalist and both were presented on stage as winners at the Filmfare Awards function. Some of her notable works are the sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Dekh Bhai Dekh,įarida Jalal, who was born on in Bombay, started her career in the 1960s when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare in 1965. She has also worked in numerous shows on Indian television alongside her work in films. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Harlem International Film Festival for her role in A Gran Plan (2012). She has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for her role in Mammo (1994). She became a household name after portraying motherly roles and strong female characters in the 1990s and the early 2000s. She is widely remembered for her roles in Aradhana (1969), Paras (1971), Henna (1991) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), the last three of which garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 80s. Jalal started her career with Taqdeer (1967). Best known for her character-driven roles in independent cinema and supporting work in mainstream Bollywood productions, Jalal has received such accolades as four Filmfare Awards and two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal appeared in over 200 films. Farida Jalal (born Farida Sami ) is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films.
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