Late Farrukh Jaffar wins Best Actress at NYC South Asian Film Fest

Late actress Farrukh Jaffar has been awarded the Best Actress Award at the New York City South Asian Film Festival 2021 posthumously for her role in 'Mehrunisa'. The film directed by Sandeep Kumar also won the Best Feature Film Award at the film festival. She portrayed an 80-year-old actress who becomes a women's rights leader in the male-dominated film industry.