Veteran actor Farrukh Jaffar, known for playing Rekha’s mother and Amitabh Bachchan’s wife, died of a stroke on Friday. The news was confirmed by her grandson.
When she breathed for the last time, she was 88 years old. Jafar’s grandson, Shaz Ahmed, told the news agency “My grandmother died at Gomti Nagar’s residence at around 7pm this evening due to a brain stroke. Her final ceremony will take place on Saturday. Aishbagh Kabristan (sic) held,” he said.
Jaffar started her acting career in Umrao Jaan in 1981, in which she played the role of the mother of veteran actor Rekha. In Amitabh Bachchan’s starring Gulabo Sitabo, Jaffar plays his wife Fatima Beghum.
Family sources said that the actor was born in Chakesar village in Shahganj area of Jaunpur district, and went to Lucknow after completing his preliminary studies. She is married to former MLC and former UP Congress Chairman S M Jaffar. She has starred in other movies including Peepli Live, Swades, Sultan and Secret Superstar.
On Friday night, Gulabo Sitabo writer Juhi Chaturvedi wrote a heartfelt note on Instagram to commemorate “Fatima Beghum”. She wrote, “begum gayiin.”
News Source : India.com
