Farzana Dua Elahe

Farzana Dua Elahe (; 9 February 1990) is an English actress and music DJ. She is best known for her role of Parveen Abbasi in BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is also one half of DJ/producer duo Habit To Others alongside Lauren Elle.

Early life

Elahe was born in South East London, England. She studied at the BRIT School in London.

Acting career

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.

Music career

In late 2010, Elahe broke on to the UK club scene, gained gigs at clubs in London and later international gigs. At the start of 2012, she met Lauren Elle while djing at the same event and came together to form South East London based DJ/producer duo Habit To Others.

Habit To Others play deep house, deep techno, house and disco music and have been influenced by garage, acid house, hardcore techno, drum and bass and jungle. They currently play gigs all over London in the underground House scene. They are residents at London Club night Connected. The venues they have played include McQueens Shoreditch, Cable, Hidden, Brickhouse, Es Vive Ibiza, THAT Club, Café de Paris, Guatama Bar, Boho Bar, Friends of Mine Bar, Whitehouse Clapham, Bedrock, Factory and Fashion Cafe Dubai.

Filmography

Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2004

England Expects

Shahinara

TV film

[...] Investigation Team

Amila

1 episode

2006

Doctors

Kameela Hassan

1 episode: "After the Roses"

The Bill

Kareena Ravat

1 episode: "456"

2007

Britz

Aisha

TV film

The Omid Djalili Show

Mona

2 episodes: "#1.5", "#1.2"

2008

Holby City

Uzma Butt

1 episode: "Separate Lives"

2009

Inspector Lewis

Leyla Adan

1 episode: "Allegory of Love"

EastEnders

Parveen Abbasi

4 episodes: "11 June 2009", "9 June 2009", "8 June 2009", "28 May 2009"

2010

Married Single Other

Charlie

1 episode: Burning Rubber

2011

Silent Witness

DC Sophie Razvi

2 episodes: "The Prodigal: Part 1", "The Prodigal: Part 2"

2012

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha

Raisa

16 episodes: "#2.1–#2.16"

2013

Broadchurch

Teacher

1 episode: "#1.1"

2014

The Smoke

Nurse Julia

1 episode: "#1.8"

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2005

Spit Game

Samira

Supporting role

2007

Saxon

Nadima

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Tamina's Maid Servant

2011

Everywhere and Nowhere

Nadia

2012

For Zeta

Zeta

Short film

2014

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Mahira

Supporting role

Stage

Year

Title

Role

Theatre

2001

Family Ties

Katy

The Greenwhich Theatre

2002

Fresh Start

Ensemble

The Round House

2003

Dust

Flavia

The Albany Theatre

2004

Laters

Jade

Angelic Theatre Company

2006

The Pilgrimage

Mermer

The Young Vic

Citizenship

Kerry

Royal National Theatre

Burn

Sita

Catch

Jade/Fatima

Royal Court Theatre

2008

Testing the Echo

Muna/Jasminka

Out of Joint / Tricycle Theatre

2009

What Fatima Did

Aisha

Hampstead Theatre

2013

Open Court

Amina

Royal Court Theatre

The President Has Come To See You

Shorena

Pigeons

Ameena

Untitled Matriarch Play (or Seven Sisters)

Beckah

Radio

Year

Title

Role

Station

2010

Season of Migration to the North

Hosna Bint Mahmoud

BBC Radio 3

See also

  • British Bangladeshi
  • List of British Bangladeshis

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