Veteran actress Farrukh Jafar, known for her performance in films Gulabo Sitabo and Sultan has passed away due to brain stroke at the age of 89. The Swades actress was feeling unwell for quite a long time and was admitted to Hospital earlier, this month. Shaz Ahmed, Jaffar’s grandson, told Indian news agency PTI, “My grandmother died at around 7:00pm at Gomti Nagar residence following a brain stroke. Her last rites took place yesterday at the Aishbagh Kabristan.” Farrukh Jaffer made her film debut with Muzaffar Ali’s classic Umrao Jaan (1981), in which she played Rekha’s mother.
