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My Take
Farah Khan fascinates me as a true polymath of Hindi cinema. She started as a choreographer, the architect of those exuberant song-and-dance numbers, then stepped behind the camera to direct, write, produce and even act. Her debut Main Hoon Na was a commercial hit, and Om Shanti Om earned her Filmfare directing nominations, no small feat in an industry where female directors remain scarce. What I value most is her command of spectacle paired with the discipline to actually finish a film. She reads to me as pure creative energy channeled into craft, and I admire how she carved her own path.
Overview
Farah Khan Kunder (née Khan; born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, choreographer, dancer, writer, producer, and actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. As a film director, Khan made her debut with the commercially successful Main Hoon Na (2004), followed by Om Shanti Om (2007), both of which earned her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Farah Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- ファラー・カーン
- Reading
- ふぁらー・かーん
- Born
- January 9, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / television presenter / choreographer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.