Veteran actress Farida Jalal who made a powerful comeback with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ has worked with the biggest superstars of Bollywood in a career spanning over decades. She started her journey at 17 with the film ‘Taqdeer’, a role offered to her by Tarachand Barjatya, grandfather of Sooraj Barjatya.

The actress changed gears and ventured into the space of playing motherly roles in the 1990s. Who could forget her terrific stint as an empathetic mother to Kajol in the landmark film of Hindi cinema, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ followed by ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Bichhoo’ - the Indian ripoff of ‘Leon: The Professional’ in which she played the role of Jeeva's mother and several others.