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Bollywood veteran actress Farida Jalal has appeared in over 200 movies. She is best known for her work in Shararat, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…, and Majboor to name a few. The actress, who had worked with Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in several movies, was also a friend of them. Farida recently shared that she used to go on long drives with the couple during their dating days. She mentioned that Jaya used to cry after fighting with Amitabh Bachchan during their relationship and then the latter actor used to pacify her. 

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Farida Jalal said “Mai Pali Hill mein rehti thi aur Amitji Juhu mein. Unki shaadi hone wali thi hui nahi thi. Dono mein courtship chal raha tha aur jhagde jaise couple ke hote hai aapas mein waise hote the. Amitji raat ke waqt khud gaadi chalate the aur Jaya bagal mein baithti aur main peeche. Mai unko bolti mujhe ‘Kebab mein haddi banake kyu late ho aaplog’. (I used to stay in Pali Hill and Amitabh resided in Juhu. They were not married at that time. They were in a courtship period and used to fight as every couple does. Amitji used to drive, Jaya sat beside him and I would be in the backseat. I used to tell them, ‘I feel like I am third wheel but they insisted me to join them’).”

“I was someone who used to go to bed early but they would still call me. And they kept on fighting and I witnessed it. Jaya roti thi, woh manate the (Jaya used to cry and he used to pacify her.) I used to love those moments. My friendship with Jaya goes a long way. I lovingly called her Jiya. While returning from those coffee dates, they used to talk about films. They then dropped me off and went home. All I can say is they are lovely people. They called me and Gulzar saab to their wedding. No one else from the industry was there,” she added. 

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On the professional side, Farida Jalal was last seen in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the web series also stars Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Segal, Taha Shah Badussha, Fardeen Khan, Adhyayan Suman, Shruti Sharma, Pratibha Ranta and Jason Shah in significant roles. The show is currently streaming on Netflix.