'Gulabo Sitabo' actor Farrukh Jaffar passes away, Ayushmann Khurrana pays tribute
Oct 16, 2021
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 : Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who worked with veteran star Farrukh Jaffar in their recent film 'Gulabo Sitabo', paid his condolences to the late actor, who breathed her last on Friday in Lucknow.
Taking to his Instagram handle, Ayushmann posted a picture of the 88-year-old actor, who played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife Fatima Begum in 'Gulabo Sitabo'.
"Begum gayin. Rest in peace Farrukh Jaffar ji," he wrote.
Juhi Chaturvedi, the screenwriter of 'Gulabo Sitabo', also paid her tribute to 'begum' on social media.
Posting a picture of 'Farrukh ji' on her Instagram handle, Juhi wrote the caption, "begum gayiin. Farrukh ji...na aap jaisa koi tha aur na hoga.. dil se shukriya jo aapne humko aapse rishta jodne ki ijaazat di... ab allah ki uss duniya mein hifaazat se rahiyega...RIP."
Several fans mourned the death of the veteran star on social media.
"Very special she was, loved her Gulabo Sitabo, RIP Farrukh Jaffar," a fan wrote on his Twitter handle.
"You've mentioned 4 films as examples and all 4 are CLASSIC," another tweeted.
Actor and former radio presenter, Farrukh Jaffar was born in 1933. Having begun her career with Vividh Bharti in 1963, she made a transition into acting with a supporting role in the 1981 film 'Umrao Jaan'.
Some of her prominent works include 'Swades', 'Peepli Live', 'Aligarh', 'Sultan', 'Secret Superstar', and 'Gulabo Sitabo'.
