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Farah Khan
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Farah Khan | |
|---|---|
 Khan at the launch of Munisha Khatwani's book Tarot Predictions 2015 | |
| Born | 9 January 1965 |
| Occupation | Film director, actress, television presenter, choreographer |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 2004) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Sajid Khan (brother) |
Farah Kunder (born 9 January 1965),[1] née Farah Khan, is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer best known for her choreographic dance work in numerous Bollywood films. She has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films, winning six Filmfare Awards for Best Choreography and the National Film Award for Best Choreography. In addition, she has worked on Tamil films and also in international projects, such as Marigold: An Adventure in India, Monsoon Wedding, Bombay Dreams and the Chinese films Perhaps Love and Kung Fu Yoga, earning Tony Award and Golden Horse Award nominations. She has since become a film director as well, with nominations for the Filmfare Best Director Award for her directorial debut Main Hoon Na (2004) and her second directorial venture Om Shanti Om (2007).
Early life and career[edit]
Farah Khan was born on 9 January 1965. Her father, Kamran Khan, is a stuntman-turned-filmmaker. Her mother, Menaka Irani, is the sister of former child actors Honey Irani and Daisy Irani.[2] Farah is thus a first cousin of film personalities Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar (children of Honey Irani). She has one brother, Sajid Khan, who is a comedian, actor and film director.
While Farah's father is a Muslim, her mother is a Zorastrian belonging to the Irani (Parsi) community.[3] Their marriage broke up when Farah was still a toddler. One reason for this was religion; another was the shortage of money. Kamran Khan had initially been very successful and prosperous, so much so that, when his sister-in-law Honey Irani married a poverty-stricken poet named Javed Akhtar, the newly-weds turned to Kamran for help and he gave them an apartment to live in free of rent. However, Kamran then began losing money badly as his film ventures flopped; his marriage collapsed at the same time. Farah, therefore, saw very little of her father while growing up. Since neither parent had any money left, Farah and Sajid were shuttled between different homes.
Farah Khan married Shirish Kunder, the editor of her film Main Hoon Na,[4] on 9 December 2004. They have since worked together on each other's films, such as Jaan-E-Mann, Om Shanti Om, and Tees Maar Khan. Khan gave birth to triplets — one son and two daughters — in 2008 through in vitro fertilisation.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Thomas, Anjali (7 October 2007). "Farah Khan latest chant is 'Mom Shanti MOM'". DNA. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ↑ "Sajid Khan | Directors | Koimoi". koimoi.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ Farah Khan latest chant is 'Mom Shanti MOM'
- ↑ Kulkarni, Ronjita (12 August 2004). "Meet the man Farah Khan will marry". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ↑ "'Glad I became mom through IVF at 43': Farah Khan pens heartfelt open letter". DNA India. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Kulkarni, Ronjita (12 August 2004)