Farah
Farah in November 2019
Born
Farah Naaz Hashmi

OccupationActress
Years active1984–2005
Spouses
(m. 1996; div. 2002)
    (m. 2003)
    Children1 (with Vindu Dara Singh)
    RelativesSee Azmi family

    Farah Naaz Hashmi, commonly credited as Farah, is a leading Bollywood actress of the mid 1980s and early 1990s. She is the elder sister of Tabu.

    Farah made her debut in Faasle in 1985 under the Yash Chopra films banner. She was one of the prominent actresses in Bollywood in the late eighties and early nineties. She was paired with Prosenjit Chatterjee in 1989 Bengali movie Aamar Tumi. Farha's landmark films were Naseeb Apna Apna (1986), Imaandaar (1987), Woh Phir Aayegi, Naqab (1989),[1] Yateem (1988), Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990), Begunaah (1991), Bhai Ho To Aisa (1995) and Sautela Bhai (1996). She also did three films with Rajesh Khanna.

    She retired from acting in 1996 after her first marriage,[2] though she later did a few television serials. 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, Aamir Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda and Aditya Pancholi.

    Early life and background

    Farah was born to Jamal Ali Hashmi and Rizwana in a Hyderabadi Muslim family.[3][4] Her parents divorced soon after.[5] Her mother was a school-teacher and her maternal grandparents were retired professors who ran a school. Her grandfather, Mohammed Ahsan, was a professor of Mathematics, and her grandmother was a professor of English Literature.

    She is the niece of Shabana Azmi, Tanvi Azmi and Baba Azmi and the elder sister of Tabu.[6][7]

    Career

    Farah made her debut in 1985 with Yash Chopra's Faasle opposite Mahendra Kapoor's son Rohan Kapoor[8] Although Faasle was a disaster, Farah got many other big offers such as Shakti Samanta's Palay Khan, K.C. Bokadia's Naseeb Apna Apna and Pran Lal Mehta's Love 86.

    She was part of hits such as Marte Dam Tak, Naseeb Apna Apna, Love 86,[9] Imaandaar, Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani, Diljalaa, Rakhwala, Woh Phir Aayegi, Veeru Dada, Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri and Begunaah

    J.P. Dutta's Yateem got her critical acclaim, and it was one of her performance-oriented roles, along with films such as Hamara Khandaan, Kaarnama, Naqaab, Khatarnaak and Pati Patni Aur Tawaif, although they were commercial failures. Her performance in the hit films – Woh Phir Aayegi and Begunaah were critically acclaimed.

    In the 1990s, she worked with Aamir Khan in two films; Jawani Zindabad and Isi Ka Naam Zindagi, but both flopped at the box office. She was signed for Khuda Gawah and she shot for a few scenes, but due to delays in production, she was later replaced with Shilpa Shirodkar. However, till date, her role in Woh Phir Aayegi and Begunaah with Rajesh Khanna are considered her best performances. By the same time, she married Dara Singh's son Vindu Dara Singh.

    Farah then started playing supporting roles in films such as Muqabla, Dhartiputra and Izzat Ki Roti. Muqabla was very successful, but later, her other films between 1993 and 1996 were not successful, though Sautela Bhai was a commercial hit and critically acclaimed.

    She later switched to television and did serials such as Amar Prem, Andaz, Ahaa (all three produced by Himesh Reshammiya), Vailayiti Babu , Angan , Ardhangini , Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani and Papa. Farah was also planning a mega serial called Taqdeer, but she shelved the project. She then acted in 2004 in Hulchul.

    Personal life

    Farah married actor Vindu Dara Singh in 1996, with whom she has a son Fateh Randhawa (b.1997). The couple divorced in 2002.[10] She later remarried fellow Bollywood and television actor Sumeet Saigal in 2003.[11][12]

    Filmography

    Year Movie Role Language Hindi
    2005 Shikhar Kusum Hindi
    2004 Hulchul Gopi Hindi
    2002 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Nagma Hindi
    2000 Bhai No 1 Neha Hindi
    1998 Achanak Madhu Hindi
    1997 Lahoo Ke Do Rang Sangita B. Srivastav Hindi
    1996 Hukumnama Hindi
    Rab Dian Rakhan Sandhya Punjabi
    Maahir Paro Hindi
    Namak Dr. Anju Hindi
    Sautela Bhai Bindiya Hindi
    1995 Bhai Ho To Aisa Hindi
    Hijack Nandini Malayalam
    Sarhad: The Border of Crime Sandhya Mathur Hindi
    Taaqat Savitri Hindi
    Fauji Roopa Hindi
    1994 Janam Se Pehle Geeta Bhardwaj Hindi
    Chauraha Dancer Hindi
    Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se Rani Hindi
    1993 Izzat Ki Roti Pinky Hindi
    Dhartiputra Karma Hindi
    Muqabla Vandana Hindi
    Jeevan Ki Shatranj Radha V. Sharma Hindi
    Kundan Shanno Hindi
    Zakhmo Ka Hisaab Bindiya Hindi
    1992 Isi Ka Naam Zindagi Chumki Hindi
    Naseebwaala Hindi
    1991 Paap Ki Aandhi Insp. Kiran Gupta Hindi
    Begunaah Guddu/ Nirmala 'Nimmo'/ Bulbul Hindi
    Balidaan Dancer/Singer Hindi
    1990 Pati Patni Aur Tawaif Mrs. Shanti Saxena Hindi
    Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri Rosie D'Souza Hindi
    Haar Jeet Hindi
    Jawani Zindabad Sugandha Srivastav Hindi
    Jeene Do Chanda Hindi
    Kaarnama Mala Hindi
    Majboor (1989 film) Priya Hindi
    Khatarnaak Dr. Sangeeta Joshi Hindi
    Veeru Dada Rekha Hindi
    1989 Ontari Poratam Telugu
    Rakhwala Ramtaki Hindi
    Do Qaidi Meenu Hindi
    Aamar Tumi Jhilik Bengali
    Kala Bazaar Kamini Sampat Hindi
    Majboor Hindi
    Meri Zabaan Baby Hindi
    Naqaab Asiya Hindi
    1988 Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga Pooja Saxena/ Pooja D. Malhotra Hindi
    Halaal Ki Kamai Hindi
    Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani Asha Dhanraj Hindi
    Mohabbat Ke Dushman Reshma Hindi
    Hamara Khandan Ruby Miranda Hindi
    Yateem Gauri S. Yadav Hindi
    Mahakali Hindi
    Woh Phir Aayegi Aarti Hindi
    1987 Vijetha Vikram Usha Telugu
    Diljalaa Mamta R. Gupta/ Maduri Hindi
    Imaandaar Renu S. Rai Hindi
    7 Saal Baad Hindi
    Marte Dam Tak Jyoti R. Dayal Hindi
    1986 Love 86 Leena Hindi
    Naseeb Apna Apna Radha Hindi
    Palay Khan Helen Bonz Hindi
    1985 Faasle Chandni Hindi
    1984 Nasbandi Hindi

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