Farheen

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Farhin
Born1972
Other namesFarheen Prabhakar
Years active1992–1998
Spouse(s)Manoj Prbhakar

Farheen (also known as Bindiya in the South Indian film industry) is an Indian actress, who has primarily worked in Bollywood, Kannada cinema and Tamil cinema. She made her Bollywood debut with Jaan Tere Naam opposite Ronit Roy in 1992. She was famous as a look-alike of Madhuri Dixit.[1]

Career[edit]

Farheen worked in films including Aag Ka Toofan, Fauj, Halli Meshtru and Nazar Ke Samne.

In 2014, Farheen announced her comeback to films in a project directed by Deepak Balraj Vij, the director of her debut film Jaan Tere Naam.[2]

Partial filmography[edit]

Film Year Language Role
Jaan Tere Naam 1992 Hindi Pinky Malhotra
Halli Meshtru 1992 Kannada Parimala
Kalaignan 1993 Tamil Divya
Aag Ka Toofan 1993 Hindi
Meri Aan 1993 Hindi
Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege 1993 Kannada Shivaranjini
Dil Ki Baazi 1993 Hindi Asha
Sainik 1993 Hindi Minnie Dutt
Tahqiqaat 1993 Hindi Mary
Fauj 1994 Hindi
Amaanat 1994 Hindi Bijli / Geeta / Radha
Saajan Ka Ghar 1994 Hindi Kiran
Nazar Ke Samne 1995 Hindi Sarita
King Soloman 1996 Malayalam Geethanjali
Agni Prem 1996 Hindi
Thali 1997 Telugu

Personal life[edit]

Farheen was born in a Tamil Muslim family, and is married to former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar and lives in Delhi, with their two children, Raahil and Manavansh and her father-in-law. Prabhakar's eldest son Rohan from his first wife, Sandhya, and Rohan's wife also live with the family.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "I turned down Baazigar opposite Shah Rukh". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. "Madhuri Dixit's lookalike actress Farheen all set to comeback [sic] with the sequel of Jaan Tere Naam". The Times of India. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. Roshmila Bhattacharya (19 March 2014). "Happy Family". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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