Mumbai. This is the story of an actress who debuted in Bollywood with the film ‘Jaan Tere Naam’ in 1992, whose beauty was admired at the time. The songs of the film were also very well received. The actress was said to be a lookalike of Madhuri Dixit. We are talking about actress Farheen Khan. Farheen was a well-known face of Bollywood in the 90s. His personal life was also much discussed. She had fallen in love with a married cricketer. Happily became his second wife and left acting. Farheen Khan was called a carbon copy of Madhuri Dixit. Her features and facial expressions were exactly like Madhuri Dixit. ‘Jaan Tere Naam’ was a failure at the box office but could not make a special place in Bollywood.
Farheen left her career at the peak and married Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar. After marriage, she shifted from Mumbai to Delhi. Farheen is also trying her hand in business. Runs an organic skincare line company. Farheen also runs a homestay in Nainital. In one of his interviews last year, he spoke openly about the ups and downs of life, Bollywood career and marriage.
Farheen had told in an interview given to Bollywood Thikana, ‘No member from my family was in the world of acting. Reena Roy-Barkha Roy are my mother’s childhood friends. I did a photoshoot for fun. Coincidentally, a producer lived in the same building. He liked the photoshoot and that’s how I got my first film. I didn’t have to struggle to get into films. My first film ‘Jaan Tere Naam’ was shot in 1991 and was released in February 1992. I had also done Amanat with Sanjay Dutt in 1996. I worked till 2000. I give a lot of importance to my family.
Bhaiya used to call Akshay Kumar with a stone on his heart
Farheen played the role of Akshay Kumar’s sister in ‘Sainik’, released in 1993. Farheen had told that she had a crush on Akshay, so when she had to call him brother during the shooting, she was shaken to the core. Farheen told, ‘When I went on a trip during the 90s, I saw Akshay shooting for the first time. I liked his good looking, handsome face. Since then the thought of working with Akshay Kumar had come to my mind.
‘I am my husband’s second wife’
Farheen’s mother was Hindu and father was Muslim. Farheen was irritated by the fanaticism of Muslim religion. She told in the interview, ‘Since childhood I felt that I had to marry a Hindu boy. I did not like the fanaticism of Muslim religion. I am the second wife of my husband Manoj Prabhakar.
Revealing about her love story, Farheen said, ‘I first met Manoj Prabhakar in the gym of Tulip Star Hotel. Everyone was taking autographs from him. I didn’t recognize him then but he recognized me. I liked him in the very first meeting. A series of conversations started. This happened in 1993 and I got married to him in 1994. When I came into his life, his married life was not going well. Initially we were friends. I am 10 years younger than him. The wedding took place in 2009. Although I was married long ago.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 4, 2024, 11:45 IST