Farzana Dua Elahe | |
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Native name | ফারজানা দুআ এলাহি |
Born | 1987 South East London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2001–present |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st) |
Musical career | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 2010–present |
Farzana Dua Elahe is an English actress and music DJ. She is best known for her debut Hollywood role in The Hundred Foot Journey. She is also an up-and-coming DJ/producer under the alias Habit To Others
Elahe was born in South East London, England. She studied at the BRIT School in London.
In 2009, Elahe played the role of Parveen Abbasi on four episodes of BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her television credits include Doctors,The Bill,The Omid Djalili Show,Holby City,Lewis,Silent Witness and Broadchurch.
In 2008, she played Muna and Jasminka in David Edgar's play Testing the Echo at Out of Joint and Tricycle Theatre. In 2009, she played the role of Aisha in Atiha Sen Gupta's play What Fatima Did at the Hampstead Theatre. Her other stage performances include roles in Burn, Chatroom, Citizenship and Catch.
In January 2010, Elahe played the role of Hosna Bint Mahmoud in BBC Radio 3's radio adaptation of Tayeb Salih's novel Season of Migration to the North. In 2011, she played a supporting role in Menhaj Huda's feature film Everywhere and Nowhere. In 2014, she played the role of Mahira in the film adaptation of Richard C. Morais' novel The Hundred-Foot Journey.