Bharati Jaffrey is a leading Indian actress and theater personality. She is known as the daughter of the late Hindi actor, Ashok Kumar. He died on 20 September 2022 in Mumbai after suffering from a prolonged illness. His daughter Anuradha Patel and son-in-law Kanwaljit Singh shared the news of his death on social media soon after his death.
Wiki/Biography
Bharati Jaffrey was born on Thursday, 17 January 1940 (age 82 years; at death) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Ashok Kumar. He is a popular Indian actor.
From left to right, bottom row: Great-grandchildren: Varun Patel, Sidhartha Singh, Aditya Singh. Middle Row: Grandson Rahul, Ashok Kumar, granddaughter Anuradha Patel. Top Row: Son-in-law Hameed Jaffrey, daughter Bharti Jaffrey, grandson Rohit Patel and granddaughter-in-law Kiran
His mother’s name is Shobha Devi. He has a brother named Arup Ganguly and has two younger sisters named Rupa Verma and Preeti Ganguly.
Rupa 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
Legendary Indian singer and actor Kishore Kumar was his grandfather. He is the cousin of famous Indian actors and singers Deb Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Amit Kumar, and Shomu Kumar.
Husband & Son
Her first husband’s name is Dr Veerendra Patel who works as an orthodontist in Mumbai. Dr. Virendra Patel hails from Gujarat. The couple has a daughter named Anuradha Patel. Anuradha is a famous Indian actress who worked in the movie Ready starring Salman Khan and Asin in the lead role. 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 daughter named Mariam.
Anuradha Patel’s daughter Mariam with father, Kanwaljit Singh
Soon after Anuradha’s birth, Bharati separated from her first husband, Dr Veerendra Patel. Later, Bharati Jaffery married Hamid Jaffery, who is the brother of the late Indian actor Saeed Jaffery.
Saeed Jaffery
Bharati Jaffery and Hameed Jaffery have two sons named Rahul Patel, who is a fashion photographer, and Saahil Jaffery, who is an Indian actor.
Rahul Patel with sister Anuradha Patel
Rahul Patel is married to Kiran Patel. Hameed has two daughters named Geneviève and Shaheen from his first marriage. Hameed Jaffery was first married to a Scottish woman named Valerie Salway. Later, Geneviève married a Sindhi businessman, Jagdeep Advani, and the couple had a daughter named Kiara Advani, a popular Bollywood actress. Bharati Jaffery is the aunt of famous Indian actresses Rani Mukerji and Kajol.
Rani Mukerji and Kajol
Famous Indian filmmaker Ayan Mukerji is his nephew.
Ayan Mukerji
Address
Bharati Jaffery lives at 403 Ashok Kumar Tower, 47 Union Park, Chembur 71, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Career
Movie
In 2001, Bharati Jaffrey was cast in the film ‘Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence’ as a supporting actress. Famous Indian actress Raveena Tandon is the lead actress in the film and directed by Kalpana Lajmi. Bharati Jaffery plays the role of a strong and powerful village woman.
Daman movie poster
Television
Bharati Jaffrey is a leading Indian actress who received recognition for acting in German International films. She appeared in the television show Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998, and the following year, she worked in the popular television series Saans, aired on Star Plus with her co-stars Neena Gupta and Kanwaljit Singh.
Neena Gupta in a still from the television series Saans
Death
On September 20, 2022, he died of a prolonged illness in Mumbai, India.
Facts/Trivia
- According to Bharati Jaffery, her acting career was inspired by her father, Ashok Kumar, who used to take his daughter to film sets in their childhood. In an interview with a media house, Bharati recalled that she was pampered like a princess at Ashok Kumar’s workplace by her colleagues. He remembered,
Papa exposed us to world cinema and creative arts. I used to go on sets with him and we used to be treated like little princesses. At that time, there was no television.”
Bharati Jaffery with her father, Ashok Kumar
- Once, Bharati Jaffery urged in a media conversation that the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ award must be named after Ashok Kumar in his honor and contribution to Indian cinema.
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