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Farah Khan
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Indian film director and choreographer (born 1965)
Film & TV
India
Farah Khan (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well. In addition Khan has worked on international projects such as Marigold: An Adventure in…
Known for
- Toaster — Nandini2026
- Shekhar Tonite — Self2026
- Wheel Of Fortune India — Self2026
- The Roshans — Self2025
- Celebrity MasterChef India — Self - Host2025
- Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle — Self2025
- The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self2024
- Madness Machayenge - India Ko Hasayenge — Host2024
- Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan — Herself2023
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 11 — Judges2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Farah Khan , ( 1965-01-09 ) 9 January 1965 (age 61) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- St. Xavier's College, Bombay
- Occupations
- Film Director Choreographer Dancer Actress Television Presenter Writer Producer YouTuber
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Spouse
- Shirish Kunder ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
- Relatives
- Honey Irani (aunt) Daisy Irani (aunt) Sajid Khan (brother) Zoya Akhtar (cousin) Farhan Akhtar (cousin)
- Channel
- Farah Khan
- Subscribers
- 2.84 million
- Views
- 1.42 billion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Faraḥ
- Family name
- Khan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Spouse
- Shirish Kunder
- Sibling
- Sajid Khan
- Occupation
- film producer
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- 4ps-008-farah-khans.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
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- relative
- Honey Irani
- Commons category
- Farah Khan
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Farah Khan
- date of birth
- 1965-01-09
- social media followers
- 6858397
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Encyclopedic 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. She later directed Tees Maar Khan (2010) and the ensemble heist musical Happy New Year (2014). She has choreographed more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, and has won the National Film Award for Best Choreography along with seven Filmfare Awards.
Khan has also worked in Tamil cinema and international projects, including Monsoon Wedding (2001), Bombay Dreams (2002), Vanity Fair (2004), Marigold: An Adventure in India (2007), the Chinese film Perhaps Love (2005), and Kung Fu Yoga (2017). Her work has earned her nominations at the Tony Awards and the Golden Horse Awards.
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