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FARAH KHAN

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Farah Khan Biography Career Profile Farah Khan is an award winning innovative Choreographer and well-known Director of Bollywood Movies, born on January 9, 1965 who was honoured to be the first woman nominated for the Filmfare Best Director Award. Her strong understanding in choreography and the way she directs and works with her utmost degree which eventually brings out the best from the artists as that can be seen from her classics and it would looks almost as if it was tailor made for them. Farah Khan Full Name Farah Khan Kunder Farah Khan Date of Birth: January 9, 1965 Farah Khan Birth Place: Mumbai. Farah Khan Zodiac Sign: Libra Farah Khan Education: St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Farah Khan First Choreography: Joh Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Farah Khan First Film Direction: Main Hoon Na. Farah Khan's Best Friend: Shahrukh Khan. Farah Khan's Entry into the Film Industry She learned dance on her own, and she was greatly inspired of Michael Jackson's dance moves which she used to watch on MTV and she learnt dance steps by watching it and thereby she started to dance at family functions and then on competitions. She learnt choreography by watching Vijay Anand films. Later she started a dance company called, "The Sphinx" while she was studying at St.Xavier's College. Farah Khan Started her Career as choreographer with 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander' in the year 1992. Later the song 'Pehla Nasha' became a huge hit and there by continued to give up more hits in the Bollywood Film Industry and with the help of Bollywood Actor Shahrukh Khan who has become good friend of Farah Khan worked together in many films thereafter. Farah Khan have got significant recognition as number one Choreographer in Bollywood Industry through the block buster film 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'. Over the years she worked with lot of films which includes 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997), 'Dil se' (1998), 'Mast' (1999), 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai' (2000), 'Dil Chatha Hai' (2001), 'Monsoon Wedding' (2001), 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' (2001), 'Main Hoon Na' (2004), 'Kaal' (2005), 'Don'(2006), 'Krrish' (2006), 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' (2006), 'Om Shanthi Om'(2007) and her latest film is 'Tees Maar Khan' scheduled to be release on December 24th 2010. Farah Khan as a Story Writer and Director Farah khan has penned a story in the films 'Om Shanti Om' in 2007 and 'Main Hoon Na' in 2004 and she works equally well as a director for these films. Added to the list the upcoming movie 'Tees Maar Khan' releasing on December 24th, 2010. Farahkhan Filmography Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1942 - A Love Story Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Dil To Pagal Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kate Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Main Hoon Na Honeymoon Travels Marigold Heyy Babyy Om Shanti Om My Name is Anthony Gonsalves Dostana My Name is Khan To know more about Fara Khan Filmography see Farah Khan Filmography Career. Are You a Fan of Farah Khan? Are you a fan of Farha Khan and want to stay in touch with her recent news and updates then you have come to right place. Watch out how you can stay connected with Farah Khan. See Farah Khan Personal Profile. Awards Won By Farah Khan Film Fare Awards She won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award in the films 'Virasat', 'Dil Se', 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai', 'Dil Chahta Hai', 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Main Hoon Na'. National Film Awards She is the winner of National Film Award for Best Choreography for the movies 'Koil Mil Gaya' and 'Idhar Chala Main'. Other Awards of Farah Khan Best Choreographer award for 'Dil Chahta Hai'(2001) from Awards of the International Indian Film Academy Best Choreographer award for 'Koi Mil Gaya' (2003) from Screen Weekly Awards. Best Choreographer award for 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' (2003) from Screen Weekly Awards Best Debut Director award for 'Main Hoon Na' (2004) from Screen Weekly Awards Best Debuting Director award for 'Main Hoon Na' (2004) from Zee Cine Awards Dream Director award for 'Om Shanti Om' (2007) from Stardust Awards Best Choreographer award for 'Umrao Jaan' (2007) from Zee Cine Awards Read More: Farah Khan Biography Career Profile Farah Khan Kunder (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 India, Monsoon Wedding and the Chinese film Perhaps Love. Personal life Farah Khan's father Kamran Khan was a successful stunt film-maker. Her mother Menaka is of Zoroastrian origin and is the sister of screenwriter Honey Irani and ex-child actor Daisy Irani. Farah Khan has one brother, comedian, actor and film director Sajid Khan. When their parents' marriage broke up, Farah and Sajid were shuttled between different homes. Film personalities Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar are Farah Khan's cousins. They are Honey Irani's children with ex-husband, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar. Farah Khan believes in three religions, Hinduism, Islam and Zoroastrianism. Farah Khan married Shirish Kunder, the editor of her film Main Hoon Na, on 9 December 2004. They have since worked together on each other's films, such as Jaaneman, Om Shanti Om, and Tees Maar Khan. Farah gave birth to triplets on 11 February 2008; one son, Czar, and two daughters, Diva and Anya. Early career Khan was studying sociology in St. Xavier's College, Mumbai when Michael Jackson's Thriller was telecast. She was so inspired, that although she hadn’t danced before that, it soon became her vocation. She learned to dance basically on her own, and set up a dance group. When the top choreographer of the time, Saroj Khan walked out of the film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Farah got her break, and this was her first film to choreograph. This was followed by many more songs which became national hits. She met actor Shahrukh Khan on the set of Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and the two have since become good friends and started working together. Rise to fame Farah Khan achieved international recognition with her work in Monsoon Wedding, Bombay Dreams and Vanity Fair. She was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award as Best Choreographer, along with collaborator Anthony van Laast, for Bombay Dreams. She has won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award five times. Farah Khan then went on to direct her first film Main Hoon Na which was produced by Shah Rukh Khan. The film was a huge success, and Khan became the second female director to be nominated for Filmfare Best Director Award. As a director, her second movie Om Shanti Om became the highest grossing Hindi film of all time at its time of release. Tees Maar Khan, with Akshay Kumar in the lead, is her next directorial venture. Other projects Khan trained Colombian pop star Shakira for a Bollywood version of her hit Hips Don't Lie for the MTV Video Music Awards on 31 August 2006, which was hosted in Radio City Music Hall. On the second season of American reality TV show America's Got Talent, contestant Kashif Memon copied Khan's moves from Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in what he termed the "Bollywood Dance". Khan has also choreographed Kylie Minogue for the song "Chiggy Wiggy" in the movie Blue in 2009. She hosted the celebrity chat show Tere Mere Beach Mein and was a judge on the reality television series Indian Idol - Season 1 & Season 2, Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star, Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega and Dance India Dance Li'l Masters. Khan and her husband have started a production company called "Three's Company" named in honor of their triplets.