Farheen

Farheen (born as Farheen Khan), 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 debut with Jaan Tere Naam opposite Ronit Roy in 1992. She was famous as a look-alike of Madhuri Dixit.[1]

Farheen
Born
Farheen Khan
Other names
  • Farheen Prabhakar
  • Bindiya
Years active1992–1998
SpouseManoj Prabhakar
Children2

Career

Farheen worked in films including Aag Ka Toofan, Fauj, Halli Meshtru and Nazar Ke Samne but her only popular film is Jaan Tere Naam.

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
FilmYearLanguageRole
Jaan Tere Naam1992HindiPinky Malhotra
Halli Meshtru1992KannadaParimala
Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege1993KannadaShivaranjini
Kalaignan1993TamilDivya
Aag Ka Toofan1993Hindi
Meri Aan1993HindiFarheen
Dil Ki Baazi1993HindiAsha
Tahqiqaat1993HindiMary
Sainik1993HindiMinnie Dutt
Fauj1994Hindi
Amaanat1994HindiBijli / Geeta / Radha
Saajan Ka Ghar1994HindiKiran
Nazar Ke Samne1995HindiSarita
Shiva1995Kannada
King Soloman1996MalayalamGeethanjali
Agni Prem1996Hindi
Thali1997Telugu

Personal life

Farheen was born in a 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
  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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