Farheen Prabhakar () is an Indian actress, who works in

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and

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films. She had a brief career as a leading actress, that began with ''

Jaan Tere Naam ''Jaan Tere Naam'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Deepak Balraj Vij and produced by Jimmy Nirula. It stars Ronit Roy and Farheen in their screen debuts. The plot revolves around Pinky Malhotra, and her rom ...

'' in 1992, and gained recognition for her resemblance to actress

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. Farheen also appeared in some South Indian films, in which she was credited as "Bindiya". She is married to former cricketer

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since 1994.

Early and personal life

Farheen was born as Farheen Khan in an Indian

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family. She met cricketer

in 1993 and soon entered into a relationship with him; Prabhakar was going through a troubled marriage at the time. They had a ''

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'' wedding in 1994. The couple have two sons: Raahil and Manavansh. Prabhakar obtained divorce from his first wife, Sandhya, in 2008. He and Farheen then married again the following year, this time in a traditional

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wedding ceremony. Farheen has added her husband's last name post-marriage, and is sometimes referred to as "Farheen Prabhakar". The couple maintains a low public profile; they reside in

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, with their sons and Prabhakar's father. Prabhakar's eldest son Rohan (from his first wife) and Rohan's wife also live with the family.

Career

Farheen made her debut opposite

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in 1992 with

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's ''

'' and became instantly popular due to her resemblance with leading actress

. Farheen turned down a supporting role in the thriller ''

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'' (1993), which was then played by

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and proved a breakthrough for her. Farheen had rejected ''Baazigar'' to act in

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's ''

Kalaignan ''Kalaignan'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by G. B. Vijay and produced by Ramkumar Ganesan. It stars Kamal Haasan and Farheen while Ooha, Sivaranjani, Sindhuja, Nirmalamma and Chi. Guru D ...

'' (1993), in which she was credited as Bindiya and played Hassan's love interest. A reviewer for ''

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'' noted that she "does not have much to do" in the film. During this period, Farheen also starred in films such as ''

Halli Meshtru ''Halli Meshtru'' () is a 1992 Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Mohan-Manju. The film starred Ravichandran, Bindiya and Tara in key roles with Balakrishna, Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Silk Smitha playing supporting roles. The ...

'' (1992)—her

debut, ''Aag Ka Toofan'' (1993), ''

Fauj ''Fauj'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ashok Gaikwad and produced by Gurunam Kaur. The film stars Kamal Sadanah, Farheen, Madhoo and Kiran Kumar. Cast Source * Kamal Sadanah as Jatashankar * Farheen as Geeta * Madhoo ...

'' (1994) and ''

Nazar Ke Samne ''Nazar Ke Samne'' is a 1995 Indian action film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It stars Akshay Kumar, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Khanna, Dalip Tahil and Farheen in pivotal role. Plot Umesh, a photographer is arrested for the murder of his newspaper e ...

'' (1995), opposite

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. She left the industry in 1998. In 2014, Farheen announced her comeback to films in the sequel of her debut ''Jaan Tere Naam'', again directed by Deepak Balraj Vij. As of 2022, she is working in two productions: Harish Kotian's ''Rate'' (which will be released on

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) and

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's next directorial venture.

Partial filmography

References

External links

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