Farida Jalal & Chandrachur Singh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Farida Jalal and Chandrachur Singh appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1999 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dil Kya Kare (1999 — 5.4/10). Films span Dil Kya Kare (1999) through Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012).
The Farida Jalal & Chandrachur Singh partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2012. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Dil Kya Kare (1999) to Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). It started with Dil Kya Kare (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Dil Kya Kare; the 2010s to Chaar Din Ki Chandni. Farida Jalal acted in every film; Chandrachur Singh acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Farida Jalal and Chandrachur Singh first shared screen space in 'Dil Kya Kare' (1999), but they barely had a scene together — she played his mother. The real pairing happened a year later in 'Kya Kehna' (2000), where she played his mother again, but this time their scenes had actual conflict.
- In 'Kya Kehna', Chandrachur Singh played the arrogant college heartthrob, and Farida Jalal played his conservative mother. Singh later admitted that Jalal's natural warmth made him soften his performance — he stopped playing the character as a one-note jerk because her reactions forced him to show vulnerability.
- Farida Jalal and Chandrachur Singh never hung out off-set. In interviews, both have said they were strictly professional — they'd rehearse, shoot, and go home. No dinners, no phone calls. Their on-screen mother-son bond was entirely craft, not friendship.
- Their third and final film together, 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' (2012), was a flop, but it marked the last time either of them played a mother-son duo in a mainstream Hindi film. After that, both actors moved almost exclusively to TV and supporting roles in multi-starrers.
- Chandrachur Singh once said in a 2001 interview: 'Farida ji doesn't act — she just becomes your mother. I had to remind myself she wasn't actually my mom.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Dil Kya Kare
- Kya Kehna
- Chaar Din Ki Chandni
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Chandrachur Singh's screen credits are with Farida Jalal.
Before Dil Kya Kare, Farida Jalal had starred in 29 films, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1997).
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Farida Jalal went on to appear in 10 more films, including Abir Gulaal (2025) and The Great Shamsuddin Family (2025).
Before Dil Kya Kare, Chandrachur Singh had starred in 4 films, including Tere Mere Sapne (1996) and Junoon (1992).
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Chandrachur Singh went on to appear in 2 more films, including Cuttputlli (2022) and Bayaan (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Farida Jalal & Chandrachur Singh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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