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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Farah Naaz in 2019.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Naaz in November 2019
| birth_name = Farah Naaz Hashmi
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]], India (now in [[Telangana]], [[India]])
| years_active = 1984–2005
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Vindu Dara Singh]]|1996|2002|reason=divorce}}
* {{marriage|[[Sumeet Saigal]]|2003}}
}}
| children = 1
| relatives =PRASENJIT CHATTERJEE
}}

'''Farah Naaz Hashmi''', is an Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] actress of the mid 1980s and Mid 1990s. She is [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]'s elder sister.

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 Mid nineties. She was paired with [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] in 1989 Bengali movie ''Aamar Tumi''. Farha's landmark films were ''[[Love 86]]'' (1986), ''[[Naseeb Apna Apna (1986 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]'' (1986), ''[[Imaandaar]]'' (1987), ''[[Marte Dam Tak]]'' (1987), ''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]'' (1988), ''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 also did three films with [[Rajesh Khanna]].

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 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110055645/http://blog.erosnow.com/2015/facts/16-bollywood-actresses-who-mysteriously-vanished/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> though she later did a few television serials. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunny Deol]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], [[Aditya Pancholi]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Kumar Gaurav]], And [[Rahul Roy]] .

==Early life and background==
Farah was born to Jamal Ali Hashmi and Rizwana in a [[Hyderabadi Muslim|Hyderabadi]] 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 news |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 (actor)|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]]'', ''[[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]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/5-aamir-khan-films-that-were-complete-flops-at-the-box-office/raakh-1989/slideshow/63284358.cms|title=5 Aamir Khan Films That Were Complete Flops At The Box-Office|website=The Economic Times|date=March 18, 2018}}</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 ''[[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 (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 the project got shelved. She then acted in 2004 in ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rishi-kapoor-on-tabu-elder-sister-farah-naaz-would-have-been-big-if-she-was-professional-4607705/|title=Rishi Kapoor on Tabu's elder sister Farah Naaz: Would have been big if she was professional|website=The Indian Express|date=April 10, 2017}}</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=13 June 2011 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=27 December 2009}}</ref> She married actor [[Sumeet Saigal]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabu holds 'Haider' screening for close friends |url=https://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>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebridalbox.com/articles/farha-naaz-marriage_0036673/ |title=Farah Naaz Marriage: The Dainty Beauty's Tumultuous Love Life |date=22 October 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Movie
! Role
! Language
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Shikhar (2005 film)|Shikhar]]''
| Kusum
| rowspan="8" | [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''
| Gopi
|-
| 2002
| ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata''
| Nagma
|-
| 2000
| ''Bhai No 1''
| Neha
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Achanak (1998 film)|Achanak]]''
| Madhu
|-
|1997
| ''[[Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997 film)|Lahoo Ke Do Rang]]''
|Sangita B. Srivastav
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| ''Hukumnama''
|
|-
| ''Rab Dian Rakhan''
| Sandhya
|-
|''[[Maahir]]''
| Paro
| rowspan="4" | Hindi
|-
| ''[[Namak (film)|Namak]]''
| Dr. Anju
|-
| ''[[Sautela Bhai]]''
| Bindiya
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1995
| ''[[Bhai Ho To Aisa]]''
|
|-
| ''Hijack''
| Nandini
| [[Malayalam]]
|-
| ''[[Sarhad: The Border of Crime]]''
| Sandhya Mathur
| rowspan="26" | Hindi
|-
| ''[[Taaqat (1995 film)|Taaqat]]''
| Savitri
|-
| ''[[Fauji (1995 film)|Fauji]]''
| Roopa
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Janam Se Pehle]]''
| Geeta Bhardwaj
|-
| ''[[Chauraha]]''
| Dancer
|-
| ''[[Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se]]''
| Rani
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1993
| ''[[Izzat Ki Roti]]''
| Pinky
|-
| ''[[Dhartiputra]]''
| Karma
|-
| ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]''
| Vandana
|-
| ''[[Jeevan Ki Shatranj]]''
| Radha V. Sharma
|-
| ''[[Kundan (1993 film)|Kundan]]''
| Shanno
|-
| ''[[Zakhmo Ka Hisaab]]''
| Bindiya
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Isi Ka Naam Zindagi]]''
| Chumki
|-
| ''Naseebwaala''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| ''Paap Ki Aandhi''
| Insp. Kiran Gupta
|-
| ''[[Begunaah]]''
| Guddu/ Nirmala 'Nimmo'/ Bulbul
|-
| ''Balidaan''
| Dancer/Singer
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1990
| ''[[Pati Patni Aur Tawaif]]''
| Mrs. Shanti Saxena
|-
| ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]''
| Rosie D'Souza
|-
| ''Haar Jeet''
|
|-
| ''[[Jawani Zindabad]]''
| Sugandha Srivastav
|-
| ''[[Jeene Do]]''
| Chanda
|-
| ''[[Kaarnama]]''
| Mala
|-
|[[Majboor (1990 film)|''Majboor'']]
| Priya
|-
| ''[[Khatarnaak]]''
| Dr. Sangeeta Joshi
|-
| ''[[Veeru Dada]]''
| Rekha
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1989
| ''[[Ontari Poratam]]''
|
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Rakhwala (1989 film)|Rakhwala]]''
| Ramtaki
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
|-
|''[[Do Qaidi]]''
| Meenu
|-
| ''[[Aamar Tumi]]''
| Jhilik
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
| ''[[Kala Bazaar]]''
| Kamini Sampat
| rowspan="11" | Hindi
|-
| ''[[Meri Zabaan]]''
| Baby
|-
| ''Naqaab''
| Asiya
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1988
| ''[[Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga]]''
| Pooja Saxena/ Pooja D. Malhotra
|-
| ''[[Halaal Ki Kamai]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]''
| Asha Dhanraj
|-
| ''[[Mohabbat Ke Dushman]]''
| Reshma
|-
| ''Hamara Khandan''
| Ruby Miranda
|-
| ''[[Yateem]]''
| Gauri S. Yadav
|-
| ''[[Mahakali]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]''
| Aarti
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1987
| ''[[Vijetha Vikram]]''
| Usha
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Diljalaa]]''
| Mamta R. Gupta/ Maduri
| rowspan="9" | Hindi
|-
| ''[[Imaandaar]]''
| Renu S. Rai
|-
| ''7 Saal Baad''
|
|-
| ''[[Marte Dam Tak]]''
| Jyoti R. Dayal
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986
| ''[[Love 86]]''
| Leena
|-
| ''[[Naseeb Apna Apna (1986 film)|Naseeb Apna Apna]]''
| Radha
|-
| ''[[Palay Khan (film)|Palay Khan]]''
| Helen Bonz
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Faasle]]''
| Chandni
|-
| 1984
|''[[Nasbandi]]''
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2226774|Farah Naaz}}

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