{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Fara Shibla | image = | caption = | native_name = <!--Do not fill this field; see WP:INDICSCRIPTS policy--> | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Malappuram, Kerala | relatives = | spouse = Vijith Nair | children = 1 | othername = | occupation = Actress | native_name_lang = <!--Do not fill this field; see WP:INDICSCRIPTS policy--> | years_active = 2019–present | works = }}
'''Fara Shibla''' is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films. She gained recognition with her debut film ''Kakshi: Amminippilla'' (2019), and since then has appeared in ''Divorce'', ''Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham'', ''Pulimada'' (all three 2023) and ''Get-Set Baby'' (2025).
== Career == Shibla made her film debut with Dinjith Ayyathan's satirical comedy ''Kakshi: Amminippilla'' (2019), playing a plump bride, Kanthi, disliked by her husband (Ahmed Sidhique). She gained 20 kg weight to play the character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forget curves, Shibla compromised her health for 'Amminippilla!' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2019/06/19/shibla-interview-kakshi-amminippila-actress.html |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Onmanorama |language=en}}</ref> Her work was praised by critics.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |title='Kakshi: Amminippilla' review {{!}} Wedding on Earth or Heaven? |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2019/06/30/kakshi-amminippilla-movie-review-asif-ali-ahmed-sidhique.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Onmanorama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |date=2019-07-01 |title=Kakshi film review: An essential film for our times |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/Jul/01/kakshi-film-review-an-essential-film-for-our-times-1997577.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
In ''Divorce'' (2023), she played Noorjahan, an illiterate woman seeking divorce from her husband.<ref name=":0" /> Also in 2023, she played Basil Joseph's sister in ''Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham'' and Joju George's unfaithful fiancée in ''Pulimada''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham Movie Review: An emotionally stirring tale from a not-so-distant past |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2023/apr/22/kadina-kadoramee-andakadaham-movie-review-an-emotionally-stirring-tale-from-a-not-so-distant-past-42578.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425103113/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2023/apr/22/kadina-kadoramee-andakadaham-movie-review-an-emotionally-stirring-tale-from-a-not-so-distant-past-42578.html |archive-date=2023-04-25 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Cinema Express |date=22 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2025, she had a supporting role in Vinay Govind's comedy drama ''Get-Set Baby'', starring Unni Mukundan. The film received mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=Get Set Baby review: Unni Mukundan and Nikhila Vimal film is new wine in an old bottle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/get-set-baby-review-unni-mukundan-and-nikhila-vimal-film-is-new-wine-in-an-old-bottle-9847789/lite/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhury |first=Shreshtha |date=2025-03-07 |title=Get-Set Baby Box Office Collection Day 14: Unni Mukundan Starrer Grows By 50%, But It's Of No Use! |url=https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/get-set-baby-box-office-collection-day-14-unni-mukundan-starrer-grows-by-50-but-its-of-no-use/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Koimoi}}</ref>
== Personal life == Shibla was born and raised in Malappuram,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Onam 2020: Exclusive! Fara Shibla extends warm Onam wishes for health workers; watch video |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/onam-2020-exclusive-fara-shibla-extends-warm-onam-wishes-for-health-workers-watch-video/articleshow/77843941.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> in a conservative Muslim family. She identifies as a non-believer. She is married to Vijith Nair, a Hindu,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Shibla Fara: I have emotionally heavy and lightweight films coming up |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shibla-fara-i-have-emotionally-heavy-and-lightweight-films-coming-up/articleshow/82147251.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and they have a son, Veer Abhimanyu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=11 വര്ഷത്തെ ദാമ്പത്യം, 15 വര്ഷത്തെ ബന്ധം; അതിനിടയില് ചെയ്തത് 7652 തെറ്റുകള്, 9764 തവണ വഴക്കിട്ടു, വാക്ക് പാലിച്ചില്ല; എണ്ണിയെണ്ണി വിജിത്തും ഷിബ്ലയും |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/fara-shibla-and-husband-vijith-share-a-unique-social-media-post-on-their-11th-wedding-anniversary/articleshow/117548713.cms |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Samayam Malayalam}}</ref> Shibla often promotes body positivity through her social media.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-12-12 |title='My body isn't yours to critique': Malayalam actor Fara Shibla on Instagram |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/my-body-isn-t-yours-critique-malayalam-actor-fara-shibla-instagram-158842 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=11 വര്ഷത്തെ ദാമ്പത്യം, 15 വര്ഷത്തെ ബന്ധം; അതിനിടയില് ചെയ്തത് 7652 തെറ്റുകള്, 9764 തവണ വഴക്കിട്ടു, വാക്ക് പാലിച്ചില്ല; എണ്ണിയെണ്ണി വിജിത്തും ഷിബ്ലയും |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/fara-shibla-and-husband-vijith-share-a-unique-social-media-post-on-their-11th-wedding-anniversary/articleshow/117548713.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Samayam Malayalam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive! 'Kakshi: Amminippilla' actress Shibla: Empowerment is also about having the freedom to choose |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/exclusive-kakshi-amminippilla-actress-shibla-empowerment-is-also-about-having-the-freedom-to-choose/articleshow/77110206.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''Kakshi: Amminippilla'' || Kanthi Sivadasan || Credited as "Shibla"<ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive! Shibla: I remember watching 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' twice in one go |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/exclusive-shibla-i-remember-watching-dum-laga-ke-haisha-twice-in-one-go/articleshow/77149292.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | ''Safe'' ||Adv. Sinimol ||<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan=4 | 2023 || ''Divorce'' || Noorjahan || |- | ''Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham'' || Bushara || |- | ''Pulimada'' || Jessy || |- | ''Somante Krithavu'' || Shalini||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vinay Forrt's next is a light-hearted entertainer titled 'Somante Krithavu' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vinay-forrts-next-is-a-light-hearted-entertainer-titled-somante-krithavu/articleshow/89659425.cms |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-09 |title='Somante Krithavu' team expresses displeasure with producers for the lack of promotions |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/somante-krithavu-vinay-forrt-unhappy-with-the-lack-of-promotions/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref> |- |Rowspan=2|2025 || ''Get-Set Baby'' || Aisha Rahim || |- | ''Kerala Crime Files 2'' ||Dr. Raveena ||JioHotstar series<ref>{{Cite news |title='Kerala Crime Files' season 2 gets release date, trailer builds suspense|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/06/14/kerala-crime-files-2-trailer-out-web-series-aju-varghese-indrans.html |access-date=22 June 2025|work=Onmanorama}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|10683291}}
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