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Farah (actress)
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Farah Naaz was one of the most famous Bollywood
actresses in the 1980s and early 90s. Her landmark films were Hamara Khandaan (1987), Naqab (1989), Yateem (1989) and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990). She retired from acting at the peak of her career in 1990 at the age of 22. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including Rajesh Khanna
, Rishi Kapoor
, Sanjay Dutt
, Sunny Deol
, Anil Kapoor
, Jackie Shroff
, Mithun
, Govinda
, and Aamir Khan
.
. She is the niece of Shabana Azmi
and the elder sister of Tabu
.
opposite Mahendra Kapoor's son Rohan Kapoor
. Although Faasle was a disaster, Farah got many other big offers like Shakti Samanta's Paley Khan, K.C Bokadia's Naseeb Apna Apna and Pran Lal Mehta's Love 86
.
She was part of hits like Marte Dam Tak
, Naseeb Apna Apna, Love 86, Imaandaar, Ghar Ghar Ki Kahaani, Diljala, Rakhwala
, Hamara Khandaan, Woh Phir Ayegi, Veeru Dada, Baap Ek Numbari Beta Dus Numbari and Muqabla
. J.P Dutta's Yateem got her critical acclaim, and it was one of her performance-oriented roles, along with films such as Faasle, Naqaab, Khatarnaak, Begunaah and Pati Patni aur Tawaif, although they were commercial failures. In the 1990s, she worked with Aamir Khan
in two films, Jawani Jindabad and Isi Ka Naam Zindagi, but both flopped at box office. She was signed for Khuda Gawah
and she shot for few scenes, but due to delays in production, she was later replaced with Shilpa Shirodkar
. By the same time, she got married to Dara Singh's son Vindu Dara Singh
.
Farah then started playing supporting roles in films like Muqabla
, Dhartiputra
and Izzat Ki Roti. She later switched to television and did serials such as Amar Prem
, Andaz, Ahaa (all three produced by Himesh Reshammiya
), Vailayiti Babu and Papa. Farah was also planning a mega serial called Taqdeer, but shelved the project. She returned to films in 2004 with Hulchul
.
, with whom she has a son Fateh Randhawa. The couple have divorced.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actresses in the 1980s and early 90s. Her landmark films were Hamara Khandaan (1987), Naqab (1989), Yateem (1989) and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990). She retired from acting at the peak of her career in 1990 at the age of 22. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
, Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.-Early life:Born in Chembur Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv...
, Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
, Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
, Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
, Mithun
Mithun
Mithun, Midhun, Mithen can refer to:* Methun, another name for gayal, the domesticated form of the gaur cattle species* Methun, one of the names of the Hindu god Krishna* Methun, a month in the Hindu calendar* Methun, means patient in Sanskrit...
, Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
, and Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
.
Early life
Farah was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. She is the niece of Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...
and the elder sister of Tabu
Tabu (actress)
Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...
.
Career
Farah made her debut in 1985 with Yash Chopra's FaasleFaasle
Faasle is a 1985 Bollywood film produced and directed by Yash Chopra.The film stars Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Raj Kiran, Rohan Kapoor, Farha, Sushma Seth and Alok Nath. The film is the debut film for Rohan Kapoor son of singer Mahinder Kapoor and actress Farha, niece of...
opposite Mahendra Kapoor's son Rohan Kapoor
Rohan Kapoor
Rohan Kapoor is a Hindi actor and singer, son of Mahendra Kapoor. He started his film career at the age of 16 as an assistant director with Manoj Kumar for the film Kranti. After that, he became active on the stage with Shafi Inammdar and even acted for two of his most popular plays - Neela Kamra...
. Although Faasle was a disaster, Farah got many other big offers like Shakti Samanta's Paley Khan, K.C Bokadia's Naseeb Apna Apna and Pran Lal Mehta's Love 86
Love 86
Love 86 is a 1986 Bollywood film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and starring Tanuja, Govinda, Rohan Kapoor, Farha Naaz and Neelam.-Cast:*Tanuja as Laxmidevi*Rohan Kapoor as Omi*Farha Naaz as Leena*Neelam as Esha*Govinda as Vikram Doshi...
.
She was part of hits like Marte Dam Tak
Marte Dam Tak
Marte Dam Tak is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Mehul Kumar and starring Raaj Kumar, Govinda and Farha Naaz.-Plot:Courteous Police Inspector Rane intent on arresting notorious gangster P.C. Mathur finds himself on trial for murder and sentenced to seven years behind bars, of course being...
, Naseeb Apna Apna, Love 86, Imaandaar, Ghar Ghar Ki Kahaani, Diljala, Rakhwala
Rakhwala
Rakhwala is a 1971 Bollywood musical film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.-Cast:*Dharmendra ... Deepak Kumar*Leena Chandavarkar ... Chandni*Vinod Khanna ... Shyam*Madan Puri ... Boxing Chairman Jwalaprasad*Jagdeep ... Gopi...
, Hamara Khandaan, Woh Phir Ayegi, Veeru Dada, Baap Ek Numbari Beta Dus Numbari and Muqabla
Muqabla
Muqabla is 1993 Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao and starring Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Paresh Rawal. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, and Farha Naaz.- Plot :...
. J.P Dutta's Yateem got her critical acclaim, and it was one of her performance-oriented roles, along with films such as Faasle, Naqaab, Khatarnaak, Begunaah and Pati Patni aur Tawaif, although they were commercial failures. In the 1990s, she worked with Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
in two films, Jawani Jindabad and Isi Ka Naam Zindagi, but both flopped at box office. She was signed for Khuda Gawah
Khuda Gawah
Khuda Gawah is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi , Shilpa Shirodkar and Danny Denzongpa.Amitabh plays the role of an Afghan , who travels between Afghanistan and India.Khuda Gawah had lavish...
and she shot for few scenes, but due to delays in production, she was later replaced with Shilpa Shirodkar
Shilpa Shirodkar
Shilpa Shirodkar is an Indian actress who enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1990s.-Early life:Shirodkar is the elder sister of actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar. Shilpa and Namrata started their careers together, but Shilpa started with films and Namrata with modeling; and by the...
. By the same time, she got married to Dara Singh's son Vindu Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat Sikh family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.-Career:...
.
Farah then started playing supporting roles in films like Muqabla
Muqabla
Muqabla is 1993 Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao and starring Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Paresh Rawal. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, and Farha Naaz.- Plot :...
, Dhartiputra
Dhartiputra
Dhartiputra was a 1993 Hindi film, directed by Iqbal Durrani, and was debut Hindi film of Malayalam actor Mammotty. Produced by Dinesh Patel, who earlier produced Phool aur Kaante and Divya Shakti. Music by Nadeem-Shravan.-Cast:* Mammootty* Jaya Prada...
and Izzat Ki Roti. She later switched to television and did serials such as Amar Prem
Amar Prem
Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....
, Andaz, Ahaa (all three produced by Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
), Vailayiti Babu and Papa. Farah was also planning a mega serial called Taqdeer, but shelved the project. She returned to films in 2004 with Hulchul
Hulchul
Hulchul is a 2004 Hindi film which is an adaptation of the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather. The film has a huge star cast including Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sunil Shetty, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi...
.
Personal life
Farah was married to actor Vindu Dara SinghVindu Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat Sikh family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.-Career:...
, with whom she has a son Fateh Randhawa. The couple have divorced.
Filmography
- 2005 ShikharShikhar (film)The film's soundtrack is composed by Viju Shah with lyrics penned by Sudhakar Sharma, Anita Sarkar, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Manohar Iyer.-Tracklist:-External links:*...
- 2004 Hulchul
- 2002 Bharat Bhagya VidhataBollywood films of 2002This article contains a list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2002.-Top grossing films:The top grossing films at the Indian box office in 2002....
- 2000 Bhai No 1
- 1998 AchanakAchanak (1998 film)Achanak is an Indian film directed by Naresh Malhotra in 1998.-Plot:Arjun lives a charmed life, surrounded by the family he loves and working at his family's thriving business. Then he meets Pooja , and his life gets even better. The two quickly fall in love...
- 1997 Lahoo Ke Do RangLahu Ke Do Rang (1997 film)Lahu Ke Do Rang is 1997 Hindi movie directed by Mehul Kumar and starring Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Suresh Oberoi.Other cast include Alok Nath, Farida Jalal, Mukesh Rishi, Navin Nischol, Mahesh Anand, Avtar Gill, Tej Sapru, Shashikala....
- 1996 Hukumnama
- 1996 Rab Dian Rakhan
- 1996 Maahir
- 1996 NamakNamakNamak is a village in Samhyang-myeon, which is part of Muan County in South Jeolla province of South Korea. Namak became the home of the South Jeolla provincial government following its move from the city of Gwangju in 2005....
- 1996 Sautela Bhai
- 1995 Hijack (Malayalam film)
- 1995 Sarhad: The Border of Crime
- 1995 TaaqatTaaqat (1995 film)Taaqat is a 1995 Bollywood romantic crime film about two influential gangsters working for opposite political parties. It is directed and written by Talat Jani and stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha and Kajol...
- 1995 Fauji
- 1994 Janam Se Pehle
- 1994 Chauraha
- 1994 Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se
- 1993 Izzat Ki Roti
- 1993 DhartiputraDhartiputraDhartiputra was a 1993 Hindi film, directed by Iqbal Durrani, and was debut Hindi film of Malayalam actor Mammotty. Produced by Dinesh Patel, who earlier produced Phool aur Kaante and Divya Shakti. Music by Nadeem-Shravan.-Cast:* Mammootty* Jaya Prada...
- 1993 MuqablaMuqablaMuqabla is 1993 Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao and starring Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Paresh Rawal. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, and Farha Naaz.- Plot :...
- 1993 Jeevan Ki ShatranjJeevan Ki ShatranjJeevan Ki Shatranj is a 1993 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Farha Naaz, Shilpa Shirodkar and Charan Raj-Plot:...
- 1993 KundanKundanKundan keshri is a traditional South Asian gemstone jewellery, a method of gem setting in a jewellery piece, consisting of inserting gold foil between the stones and its mount, usually used to create elaborate necklaces believed to have originated in the royal courts of Rajasthan and Gujarat...
- 1993 Zakhmo Ka Hisaab
- 1992 Isi Ka Naam Zindagi
- 1992 Naseebwaala
- 1991 Paap Ki AandhiPaap Ki AandhiPaap Ki Aandhi is a 1991 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....
- 1991 Begunaah
- 1991 BalidaanBalidaanBalidaan is a 1971 Bollywood drama film. The film stars Saira Banu....
- 1990 Pati Patni Aur TawaifPati Patni Aur TawaifPati Patni Aur Tawaif is a 1990 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Salma Agha, Farha Naaz and Om Prakash-Plot:...
- 1990 Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri
- 1990 Haar JeetHaar Jeet-Films:*Haar Jeet - Indian Hindi language film directed by Amar Mullick starring Pahadi Sanyal and Kanan Devi*Haar Jeet - Indian Hindi language film directed by Jaggi Rampal starring Manorama...
- 1990 Jawani ZindabadJawani ZindabadJawani Zindabad is an Indian romantic films directed by Arun Bhatt. This film was released in 1990, starring by Aamir Khan and Farha Naaz. It was released on August 17, 1990.- Cast :The main cast of this film are:* Aamir Khan as Shashi Sharma...
- 1990 Jeene Do
- 1990 Kaaranama
- 1990 Khatarnaak
- 1990 Veeru dadaVeeru dadaVeeru dada is a 1990 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....
- 1989 Vontari Poratam
- 1989 RakhwalaRakhwalaRakhwala is a 1971 Bollywood musical film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.-Cast:*Dharmendra ... Deepak Kumar*Leena Chandavarkar ... Chandni*Vinod Khanna ... Shyam*Madan Puri ... Boxing Chairman Jwalaprasad*Jagdeep ... Gopi...
- 1989 Do QaidiDo QaidiDo Qaidi is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Ajay Kashyap starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt as Manu*Govinda as Kanu*Farha Naaz as Meenu *Neelam as Neelu*Amrish Puri as K.K.*Gulshan Grover as Bichoo...
- 1989 Amar Tumi
- 1989 Kala BazaarKala BazaarKala Bazaar is a 1989 Hindi film directed by Rakesh Roshan. This film deals with the socio-political issues of corruption, primarily in the form of bribery, in Indian society.-Plot:...
- 1989 Majboor
- 1989 Meri Zabaan
- 1989 Naqab
- 1988 Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar DoongaPaap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga-Cast:*Dharmendra - CBI Officer Shankar Saxena*Govinda - Deepak Malhotra*Anita Raj - Vandana*Farha Naaz - Pooja Saxena / Pooja D. Malhotra*Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Vinay Saxena*Tanuja - Kavita*Iftekhar - Inspector General of Police*Shakti Kapoor - Shaadilal...
- 1988 Halaal Ki KamaiHalaal Ki Kamai-Cast:*Govinda*Farha Naaz*Shakti Kapoor*Farha Naaz*Raza Murad*Gulshan Grover...
- 1988 Ghar Ghar Ki KahaniGhar Ghar Ki KahaniGhar Ghar Ki Kahani is a 1970 Bollywood drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Rakesh Roshan and Nirupa Roy .-Cast:*Rakesh Roshan*Bharti*Balraj Sahni*Nirupa Roy*Shashikala*Om Prakash*Gajanan Jagirdar*Jagdeep*Maruti Rao...
- 1988 Mohabbat Ke Dushman
- 1988 Hamara Khandaan
- 1988 Mahakali
- 1988 Woh Phir Aayegi
- 1988 YateemYateemYateem is an Indian film directed by J.P. Dutta and released in 1988. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Farha Naaz, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Danny Denzongpa.-Cast:* Sunny Deol ... Inspector Krishna* Farha Naaz ... Gauri S. Yadav...
- 1987 Diljalaa
- 1987 Imaandaar
- 1987 7 Saal BaadBollywood films of the 1980sA list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in the 1980s: - See also :* Bollywood* List of highest-grossing Bollywood films* List of highest-grossing Bollywood films in overseas markets...
- 1987 Marte Dam TakMarte Dam TakMarte Dam Tak is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Mehul Kumar and starring Raaj Kumar, Govinda and Farha Naaz.-Plot:Courteous Police Inspector Rane intent on arresting notorious gangster P.C. Mathur finds himself on trial for murder and sentenced to seven years behind bars, of course being...
- 1986 Love 86Love 86Love 86 is a 1986 Bollywood film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and starring Tanuja, Govinda, Rohan Kapoor, Farha Naaz and Neelam.-Cast:*Tanuja as Laxmidevi*Rohan Kapoor as Omi*Farha Naaz as Leena*Neelam as Esha*Govinda as Vikram Doshi...
- 1986 Naseeb Apna ApnaNaseeb Apna Apna (1970 film)Naseeb apna apna is a Pakistani Urdu black-and-white film directed by Qamar Zaidi and produced by Waheed Murad. It cast Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Zamrrud, Tamanna, Nirala and Saqi. It was a block buster musical love story. The songs of the film esp. Aye abr-e-karam... became so popular among the...
- 1986 Palay KhanPalay KhanPalay Khan or Palay Shah Khosti belonged to the Khwastaye syed tribe of Zhob. He was a freedom fighter and chief of a freedom fighters' group, which fought against the British Raj, in 1930s, at Balochistan, Pakistan. Ethnically, he was syed Khosti, a tribe of Pashtun from Killi Dewal Khosti...
- 1985 FaasleFaasleFaasle is a 1985 Bollywood film produced and directed by Yash Chopra.The film stars Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Raj Kiran, Rohan Kapoor, Farha, Sushma Seth and Alok Nath. The film is the debut film for Rohan Kapoor son of singer Mahinder Kapoor and actress Farha, niece of...