Bharti Jaffrey was a prominent Indian actress and theater personality. She was known for being the daughter of late Hindi actor Ashok Kumar. He died on 20 September 2022 in Mumbai after suffering from a prolonged illness. Soon after his death, his daughter Anuradha Patel and son-in-law Kanwaljit Singh shared the news of his death on social media.
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Wiki/Biography
Bharti Jaffrey was born on Thursday, 17 January 1940 (age 82 years; at the time of death) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign was Capricorn.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ashok Kumar. He was a popular Indian actor.
Left to right, bottom row: Great-grandsons: Varun Patel, Siddharth Singh, Aditya Singh. Middle row: Grandsons Rahul, Ashok Kumar, Granddaughter Anuradha Patel. Top row: Son-in-law Hameed Jaffrey, daughter Bharti Jaffrey, grandson Rohit Patel and granddaughter Kiran
His mother’s name is Shobha Devi. He had a brother named Arup Ganguly and two sisters named Roopa Verma and Preeti Ganguly.
Roopa with her husband
Preeti Ganguly with Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar with son Arup Ganguly, son-in-law Hameed Jaffrey and son-in-law Deven Verma
Famous Indian singer and actor Kishore Kumar was his grandfather. She was a cousin of famous Indian actors and singers Deb Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Amit Kumar and Shomu Kumar.
husband and children
Her first husband’s name was Dr. Virendra Patel who works as an Orthodontist in Mumbai. Dr. Virendra Patel is originally from Gujarat. The couple has a daughter named Anuradha Patel. Anuradha is a prominent Indian actress who worked in the film Ready starring Salman Khan and Asin in lead roles. Anuradha is married to famous Indian actor Kanwaljit Singh. The couple has two sons named Siddharth and Aditya. Siddharth works as a musician, and Aditya works as a painter.
Anuradha Patel with her husband and two sons
Anuradha has a granddaughter named Mariam.
Anuradha Patel’s daughter Maryam with her father Kanwaljit Singh
Soon after the birth of Anuradha, Bharti separated from her first husband, Dr. Virendra Patel. Later, Bharti Jaffrey married Hamid Jaffrey, who is the brother of late Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey.
Saeed Jafri
Bharti Jaffrey and Hameed Jaffrey have two sons named Rahul Patel, who is a fashion photographer, and Sahil Jaffrey, who is an Indian actor.
Rahul Patel with sister Anuradha Patel
Rahul Patel is married to Kiran Patel. Hameed has two daughters from his first marriage named Genevieve and Shaheen. Hameed Jaffrey was first married to a Scottish woman named Valerie Salve. Later, Genevieve married Jagdeep Advani, a Sindhi businessman, and they have a daughter named Kiara Advani, who is a popular Bollywood actress. Bharti Jaffrey was the aunt of popular Indian actresses Rani Mukerji and Kajol.
Rani Mukerji and Kajol
Famous Indian filmmaker Ayan Mukerji is his nephew.
Ayan Mukerji
Address
Bharti Jaffrey lived at 403 Ashok Kumar Towers, 47 Union Park, Chembur 71, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
livelihood
film
In 2001, Bharti Jaffrey was cast as a supporting actress in the film ‘Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence’. Famous Indian actress Raveena Tandon was the lead actress in the film and it was directed by Kalpana Lajmi. Bharti Jaffrey played the role of a strong and powerful rural woman.
Daman movie poster
Television
Bharti Jaffrey was a prominent Indian actress who had the distinction of starring in a German international film. She appeared in the television show Hajar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998 and the following year, she worked in the popular television serial Saans aired on Star Plus, along with her co-stars Neena Gupta and Kanwaljit Singh.
Neena Gupta in a scene from the television serial Saans
Death
He died due to prolonged illness on 20 September 2022 in Mumbai, India.
facts/common sense
- According to Bharti Jaffrey, her acting career was inspired by her father, Ashok Kumar, who used to take his troubled daughters to his shooting sets during their childhood. In an interview to a media house, Bharti recalled that at Ashok Kumar’s workplace, her colleagues used to pamper her like a princess. she remembers,
Papa exposed us to world cinema and the creative arts. I used to accompany her on the sets and we were treated like little princesses. There was no television in those days.”
Bharti Jaffrey with her father Ashok Kumar
- Once Bharti Jaffrey in a media interaction urged that an award ‘Outstanding Performer of the Year’ should be named after Ashok Kumar to honor him and his contribution to Indian cinema.
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