{{short description|Indian actress, choreographer and model|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Farzana | image = | birth_name = | caption = Farzana | birth_date = | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | occupation = Actress, choreographer, model | years_active = 2006–2009 | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = | awards = }}
'''Farzana''' (born '''Farzana Barucha''' in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actress, dance choreographer, and model. As an actress, she predominantly worked in Telugu films, notable among them being ''Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' (2006), ''Seema Sastri'' (2007), and ''Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters'' (2008).
== Early life == Farzana is born and brought up in Mumbai in a Parsi family.<ref name="telugucinema1" />
==Career== Farzana started her career as a professional dancer and choreographer.<ref name="telugucinema1">{{cite web |date=8 December 2006 |title=Star Interviews : Farzana |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/farzana_interview.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616050529/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/farzana_interview.php |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=17 August 2013 |website=Telugucinema.com }}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-farzana.html |title=Farzana interview - chitchat - Telugu film actress |website=Idlebrain.com |date=7 December 2006 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> Later on she became a professional model for brands including Hero Honda, Sansui, Godrej Hair Care, and Big Bazaar.<ref name="telugucinema1"/>
She was spotted by director Nidhi Prasad who signed her for a lead role in his movie ''Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' (2006),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/item-numbers-are-definitely-not-on-my-list/article3204443.ece |title=Item numbers are definitely not on my list |date=12 December 2006 |access-date=8 February 2022 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> which was the Telugu 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), ''Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters'' (2008), ''Gajibiji'' (2008),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/multi-faceted-farzana/articleshow/3264840.cms |title=Multi-faceted Farzana - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=23 July 2008 }}</ref> and ''Kuberulu'' (2008) all of which were comedy movies. She danced in the movie ''Mallepuvvu'' (2008) starring Muralikrishna and Bhumika Chawla.
In 2009 she entered the Tamil film industry and played the lead role in the film ''1977'' starring Sarath Kumar and Namitha.
Farzana is a nutrition expert, and enjoys adventure sports like paragliding, rock climbing and bungee jumping. She was a trainer for the sportswear company Reebok International Limited.<ref name="telugucinema1"/>
==Filmography== *''Note: All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |2006 |''Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' | Bhagyalakshmi | |- |2007 |''Seema Sastri'' | Surekha Reddy | |- | rowspan="4" |2008 |''Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters'' | Siri Chandana | |- |''Gajibiji'' | Banker | |- |''Mallepuvvu'' | Herself |Special appearance |- |''Kuberulu'' | Dr. Kalpana | |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''1977'' | Inba |Tamil film |- | ''Soldiers'' || || |}
===Choreographer=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Language ! Notes |- |2006 |''Zinda'' |Hindi | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2395418}}
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