Farah (actress)

Farah Naaz commonly credited as Farah is a Bollywood actress of the 1980s and early 90s films. Her landmark films were Imaandaar (1987), Hamara Khandaan (1987), Woh Phir Ayegi(1988), Naqab (1989), Yateem (1989), Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990) and Begunaah (1991), Bhai Ho To Aisa (1995) and Sautela Bhai (1996). She retired from acting at the peak of her career in 1990 at the age of 22, though later did some television serials. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including Aditya Pancholi, Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Mithun, Govinda, and Aamir Khan.

Early life and background

Farah was born in Hyderabad, India. She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the older sister of Tabu.

Career

Farah made her debut in 1985 with Yash Chopra's Faasle opposite Mahendra Kapoor's son Rohan Kapoor. Although Faasle was a disaster, Farah got many other big offers like Shakti Samanta's Paley Khan, K.C Bokadia's Naseeb Apna Apna and Pran Lal Mehta's Love 86.