phone wala gameIn a career spanning several decades, veteran actor Farida Jalal has delivered several memorable performances, including those in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham where she played the ‘cool’ dadi and ‘daai jaan’ respectively. The actor, who was recently seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, has often fondly spoken about the time when she worked with yesteryear stars and the friendships she shared with them, in her interviews.  Farida also shared screen space with both Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (then Jaya Bhaduri) in several films and over the years, they became close friends. Farida, who had known the couple when they were still in their courtship period, would often accompany them on coffee dates.Key indices closed nearly 0.25 per cent down as BSE benchmark Sensex fell 141.87 points, or 0.24 per cent to 59,463.93. NSE Nifty closed 46.20 points, or 0.26 per cent down to end at 17,465.05.According to Manoj Bajpayee’s lawyer, the actor personally appeared before the court to record his statement. He had filed the criminal complaint in the court of judicial magistrate first class against KRK under IPC section 500 (punishment for defamation). He also urged the court to register a criminal defamation case in the matter, Manoj Bajpayee’s lawyer Paresh S Joshi said in a press release.