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Name |
Farah Khan |
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Nicknames |
Farha, Faraha |
|
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Date
of Birth |
9th January 1965 |
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Birth Place |
Bombay, India |
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Height |
5' 6" |
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Profession |
Choreographer,
Director, Screenplay writer, Story writer,
Actress |
|
Title |
Bollywood
'Ballerina' |
|
Family |
Father -
Karmuddin Khan (Feroz Khan) (Producer)
Mother - Menaka
Brother - Sajid Khan (Anchor & Comedian)
Husband - Shirish Kunder (Director &
Editor)
Son - Czar
Daughters - Diva and Anya |
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Marriage date |
9th December 2004 |
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Honored |
* Nominated for Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as
Best Choreographer, along with collaborator
Anthony Van Laast, for "Bombay Dreams."
* The first woman to be nominated for the
Filmfare Awards under the category of Best
Director. |
|
Best friend |
Shahrukh Khan |
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Education |
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. |
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Debut |
Choreography - Joh
Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Direction – Main Hoon Na |
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Ambition |
To become a
director |
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Others |
* Choreographed
for the Broadway musical ‘Bombay Dreams’
* Choreographed Latin Singer Shakira for her
performance at the MTV Music Video Awards in
which Shakira did Bollywood dance on “Hips Don’t
Lie”.
* Choreographer for Bollywood for Beginners
(2002)
* Co-choreographer in "Omnibus |
|
Judge |
* "Indian Idol"
(2004) in Sony TV
* "Nach Baliye 4" (2008) in Star One |
|
Achieved
international recognition in |
Monsoon Wedding,
Bombay Dreams and Vanity Fair |
|
Personal quotes |
"I have no formal
training in dance but I have been getting my
dancing lessons from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly
and the other music greats. I have got my
training in choreography by watching Vijay Anand
films." |
|
Awards |
* Best
Choreographer award for Virasat (1997) from
Filmfare Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Dil Se.. (1998)
from Filmfare Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Kaho Naa... Pyaar
Hai (2000) from Awards of the International
Indian Film Academy
* Best Choreographer award for Kaho Naa... Pyaar
Hai (2000) from Filmfare Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Dil Chahta Hai
(2001) from Awards of the International Indian
Film Academy
* Best Choreographer award for Dil Chahta Hai
(2001) from Stardust Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Dil Chahta Hai
(2001) from Filmfare Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Koi... Mil Gaya
(2003) from Filmfare Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Koi... Mil Gaya
(2003) from Screen Weekly Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Kal Ho Naa Ho
(2003) from Screen Weekly Awards
* Best Director award for Main Hoon Na (2004)
from Filmfare Awards
* Best Debut Director award for Main Hoon Na
(2004) from Screen Weekly Awards
* Best Debuting Director award for Main Hoon Na
(2004) from Zee Cine Awards
* National Film Award for Best Choreography for
Koi Mil Gaya (2004)
* Dream Director award for Om Shanti Om (2007)
from Stardust Awards
* Best Choreographer award for Umrao Jaan (2007)
from Zee Cine Awards
|
|
Facts |
* She gave birth
to triplets.
* She is related to Javed Akhtar’s ex-wife Honey
Irani
* She opened her own dance school while studying
in St. Xavier’s College "The Sphinx".
* She would work hard to top the class as she
would be rewarded with a film ticket.
* Her film Om Shanti Om, was the 7th highest
grossing Hindi film of all time.
* She became the first ever female director to
be nominated for Filmfare Best Director Award. |
