Farzana (born Farzana Barucha in Mumbai,

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, India) is an Indian actress, dance choreographer, and model. As an actress, she predominantly worked in

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films, notable among them being ''

Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw ''Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' is a 2006 Telugu-language comedy film directed by Nidhi Prasad. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Richard Rishi, and Farjana with music composed by Chakri. The film is produced by Raju and Praveen on Silver Screen Movies ba ...

'' (2006), '' Seema Sastri'' (2007), and ''

Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters ''Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters'' is a 2008 Telugu comedy drama film directed by Srinivasa Reddy starring Allari Naresh, Krishna Bhagavaan, Farjana, Charulatha, Raghu Babu, Suman Shetty and Kota Srinivasa Rao in the lead roles. Ammiraju Ka ...

'' (2008).

Early life

Farzana is born and brought up in Mumbai in a Parsi family.

Professional career

Farzana started her career as a professional dancer and choreographer. She has done choreography for many fashion shows and albums. As a choreographer, she worked with the stage shows of Adnan Sami. Her most notable choreography was for the title song of the 2006 Sanjay Dutt movie '' Zinda''. Later on she became a professional model for brands including Hero Honda, Sansui, Godrej Hair Care, and Big Bazaar. She was spotted by director Nidhi Prasad who signed her for a lead role in his movie ''

'' (2006), which was the

remake of the Bollywood comedy film '' Malamaal Weekly'' (2006) written and directed by Priyadarshan. Having started a career in a comic movie she was typecast as a comedy film heroine. Farzana has played the lead role in movies like '' Seema Sastri'' (2007), ''

'' (2008), ''

Gajibiji ''Gajibiji'' is a 2008 Telugu film directed, written, and produced by K. Vasu. Ali plays the lead role while Farjana, Venu Madhav, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagavaan, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Raghu Babu play supporting roles. This film released on 8 ...

'' (2008), and ''Kuberulu'' (2008) all of which were comedy movies. She danced in the movie '' Mallepuvvu'' (2008) starring Muralikrishna and

Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress and former model known for her work predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film ''Yuvakudu'' (2000) and the ...

. In 2009 she entered the Tamil film industry and played the lead role in the film ''

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'' starring Sarath Kumar and Namitha. Farzana is a nutrition expert, and enjoys adventure sports like paragliding, rock climbing and

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. She was a trainer for the sportswear company Reebok International Limited.

Filmography

Choreography

References

External links

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