Zahra Amir Ebrahimi and Golshifteh Farahani on Holiday in Africa

Farahani was born on 10 July 1983 in Tehran, the daughter of Behzad Farahani, a theatre director and actor, and Fahimeh Rahim Nia. Her sister is actress Shaghayegh Farahani.Golshifteh began studying music and piano at age five, and later entered a music school in Tehran.