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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{R from move}}
| name              = Farah Naaz
| image              = Farah Naaz in 2019.jpg
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| caption            = Farah in November 2019
| birth_name        = Farah Naaz Hashmi
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|12|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India
| years_active      = 1984–2005
| religion          =
| children          = Fateh Randhawa (with Vindu Dara Singh)  
| occupation        = [[Actress]]
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Vindu Dara Singh]]|1996|2002| reason=divorce}} <br/> {{marriage|[[Sumeet Saigal]]|2003}}
| relatives          = [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] (sister) <br/> [[Shabana Azmi]] (aunt)
}}
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'''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 (actress)|Tabu]].
Farha 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 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]'' (1986), ''[[Imaandaar]]'' (1987), ''Hamara Khandaan'' (1987), ''Naqab'' (1989),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/bwoods-disappearing-divas/Farah-Naaz/articleshow/4369301.cms|title=B'wood's disappearing divas|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> ''[[Yateem]]'' (1988), ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]'' (1990), ''Begunaah'' (1991), ''Bhai Ho To Aisa'' (1995) and ''Sautela Bhai'' (1996).
She retired from acting in 1996 after her first marriage,<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Bollywood Actresses Who Mysteriously Vanished|url=http://blog.erosnow.com/2015/facts/16-bollywood-actresses-who-mysteriously-vanished/|website=Eros Now|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> 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 (actor)|Govinda]] and [[Aditya Pancholi]].
==Early life and background==
Farah was born to Jamal Ali Hashmi and Rizwana in a [[Hyderabadi Muslim]] family.<ref name=encyclo>{{cite book|author1=Nihalani, Govind |author2=Chatterjee, Saibal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT658|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] (India), Popular Prakashan|year=2003|page=634|isbn=81-7991-066-0}}</ref><ref name="verve">{{cite news|last=Jahagirdar-Saxena|first=Shraddha|title=Nothing serious about Tabu|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/nothing-serious-about-tabu|work=[[Verve (Indian magazine)|Verve]]|date=25 July 2007|access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref> Her parents divorced soon after.<ref>{{cite news|author=Swarup, Harihar|title=Tabu, an actor who does not need make-up|date=29 April 2007|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070429/edit.htm|work=The Tribune|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> 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 (actress)|Tabu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=When Tabu was a gawky teen|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/21reader.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tabu: Lesser known facts|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Tabu-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45021207.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>
==Career==
Farah made her debut in 1985 with Yash Chopra's ''[[Faasle]]'' opposite Mahendra Kapoor's son [[Rohan Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruhan Kapoor enthralls India's judicial elite with a live performance in Delhi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Ruhan-Kapoor-enthralls-Indias-judicial-elite-with-a-live-performance-in-Delhi/articleshow/50484375.cms?from=mdr|website=The Times of India|access-date=7 May 2016|date=8 January 2016}}</ref> Although ''Faasle'' was a disaster, Farah got many other big offers such as Shakti Samanta's ''[[Palay Khan (film)|Palay Khan]]'', K.C. Bokadia's ''[[Naseeb Apna Apna (1986 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]'' and Pran Lal Mehta's ''[[Love 86]]''.
She was part of hits such as ''[[Marte Dam Tak]]'', ''[[Naseeb Apna Apna (1986 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]'', ''[[Love 86]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deedwania|first1=Bapu|title=Actress Farah Naaz sues TV channel|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Actress-Farah-Naaz-sues-TV-channel/articleshow/7473746.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=7 May 2016|date=11 February 2011}}</ref> ''[[Imaandaar]]'', ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'', ''[[Diljalaa]]'', ''[[Rakhwala (1989 film)|Rakhwala]]'', ''Hamara Khandaan'', ''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]'', ''[[Veeru Dada]]'', ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]'', ''[[Begunaah]]'' and ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]''. J.P. Dutta's ''[[Yateem]]'' got her critical acclaim, and it was one of her performance-oriented roles, along with films such as ''[[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]]'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337650/ Jawani Zindabad (1990) ]. IMDb</ref> 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 Ranjeet's ''[[Kaarnama]]'' opposite Vinod Khanna, ''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]'' and ''[[Begunaah]]''
with [[Rajesh Khanna]] are considered her best roles ever offered to her.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} By the same time, she married Dara Singh's son [[Vindu Dara Singh]].
Farah then started playing supporting roles in films such as ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|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 returned to films in 2004 with ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437238/  Hulchul (2004)  Hulchul (2004)]. IMDb</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|title='I hope I'm as lucky as Shilpa' |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090122993&keyword=television&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716094015/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090122993&keyword=television&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2012 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=2011-06-13 |author=IANS |date=27 December 2009 }}</ref> She later remarried fellow Bollywood and television actor [[Sumeet Saigal]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tabu holds 'Haider' screening for close friends|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141002/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/tabu-holds-haider-screening-close-friends?gImgId=191927|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=7 May 2016|date=2 October 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.thebridalbox.com/articles/farha-naaz-marriage_0036673/</ref>
==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Movie
! Role
! Director
! Language Hindi
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Shikhar (film)|Shikhar]]''
| Kusum
| [[John Matthew Matthan]]
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''
| Gopi
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Bharat Bhagya Vidhata]]''
| Nagma
| Ashok Tyagi
| Hindi
|-
| 2000
| ''Bhai No 1''
| Neha
| Deepak Anand
| Hindi
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Tarkieb]]''
| Roshni's Second Sister
| Deepak Anand
| Hindi
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Achanak (1998 film)|Achanak]]''
| Madhu
| Naresh Malhotra
| Hindi
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997 film)|Lahoo Ke Do Rang]]''
| Sangita B. Srivastav
| [[Mehul Kumar]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| ''[[Hukumnama]]''
|
|
| Hindi
|-
| ''Rab Dian Rakhan''
| Sandhya
| [[Dara Singh]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|-
|''[[Maahir]]''
| Paro
| [[Lawrence D'Souza]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Namak (film)|Namak]]''
| Dr. Anju
| [[Kawal Sharma]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Sautela Bhai]]''
| Bindiya
| [[B.R. Ishara]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1995
| ''[[Bhai Ho To Aisa]]''
|
| Manmohan Desai
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Hijack (1995 film)|Hijack]]''
| Nandini
| [[KS Gopalakrishnan]]
| [[Malayalam]]<ref name="Hijack [1995]">{{cite web|title=Hijack [1995] |url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?mid=2929 |publisher=Malayalasangeetham |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705162405/http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?mid=2929 |archive-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sarhad: The Border of Crime]]''
| Sandhya Mathur
| Mahendra Shah
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Taaqat (1995 film)|Taaqat]]''
| Savitri
| Talat Jani
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Fauji (1995 film)|Fauji]]''
| Roopa
| [[Lawrence D'Souza]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Janam Se Pehle]]''
| Geeta Bhardwaj
| [[B.R. Ishara]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Chauraha]]''
| Dancer
| Sadaqat Hussain
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se]]''
| Rani
| Latif Khan
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1993
| ''[[Izzat Ki Roti]]''
| Pinky
| K. Pappu
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Dhartiputra]]''
| Karma
| Iqbal Durrani
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]''
| Vandana
| [[T. Rama Rao]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Jeevan Ki Shatranj]]''
| Radha V. Sharma
| [[S.A. Chandrasekhar]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Kundan]]''
| Shanno
| K.C. Bokadia
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Zakhmo Ka Hisaab]]''
| Bindiya
| Talukdars
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Isi Ka Naam Zindagi]]''
| Chumki
| Kalidas
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Naseebwaala]]''
|
| [[Kalpataru]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[Paap Ki Aandhi]]''
| Inspector Kiran Gupta
| [[Mehul Kumar]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Begunaah]]''
| Nirmala "Nimmo" / Bulbul
| Anil Suri
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1990
| ''[[Pati Patni Aur Tawaif]]''
| Mrs. Shanti Saxena
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]''
| Rosy D'Souza
| [[Aziz Sejawal]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Haar Jeet (1990 film)|Haar Jeet]]''
|
|
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Jawani Zindabad]]''
| Sugandha Srivastav
| [[Arun Bhatt]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Jeene Do]]''
| Chanda
| Rajesh Sethi
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Kaarnama]]''
| Mala
| Ranjeet
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Khatarnaak]]''
| Dr. Sangeeta Joshi
| [[Bharat Rangachary]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Veeru Dada]]''
| Rekha
| K. R. Reddy
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1989
| ''[[Ontari Poratam]]''
|
| [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Rakhwala (1989 film)|Rakhwala]]''
| Ramtaki
| [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]
| Hindi
|-
|''[[Do Qaidi]]''
| Meenu
| Ajay Kashyap
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Aamar Tumi]]''
| Jhilik
| Bimal Ray (Jr.)
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
| ''[[Majboor (1989 film)|Majboor]]''
| Priya
| [[Rama Rao Tatineni]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Kala Bazaar]]''
| Kamini Sampat
| [[Rakesh Roshan]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Kasam Vardi Ki|Kasam Vardi Kee]]''
| Pooja
| [[Shibu Mitra]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Meri Zabaan]]''
| Baby
| [[Shibu Mitra]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Naqab]]''
| Asiya
| [[Raj Khosla]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1988
| ''[[Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga|Paap Ko Jalaakar Raakh Kar Doonga]]''
| Pooja
| K. R. Reddy
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]''
| Asha
| Kalpatru
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Halaal Ki Kamai|Halaal Ki Kamaai]]''
|
| Swaroop Kumar
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Mohabbat Ke Dushman]]''
| Reshma
| [[Prakash Mehra]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Hamara Khandan]]''
| Ruby Miranda
| [[Anwar Pasha]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Yateem]]''
| Gauri Yadav
| [[J. P. Dutta]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]''
| Aarti
| [[B. R. Ishara]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1987
| ''[[Vijetha Vikram]]''
| Usha
| S. S. Ravichandra
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Diljalaa]]''
| Mamta Gupta
| Bapu
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Imaandaar]]''
| Renu Rai
| Sushil Malik
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[7 Saal Baad]]''
|
|
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Marte Dam Tak]]''
| Jyoti Dayal
| [[Mehul Kumar]]
| Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986
| ''[[Love 86]]''
| Leena
| Esmayeel Shroff
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Palay Khan (film)|Palay Khan]]''
| Helen Bonz
| [[Ashim Samanta]]
| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Naseeb Apna Apna (1986 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]''
| Radha
| [[Rama Rao Tatineni]]
| Hindi
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Faasle]]''
| Chandni
| [[Yash Chopra]]
| Hindi
|-
| 1984
|''[[Nasbandi]]''
|
|
| Hindi
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2226774|Farah Naaz}}
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Actresses from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]

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