She is the daughter of the Maharajah of India, and thus a princess. Farah was captured and imprisoned by the Persian army in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and was going to be offered to the sultan of Azad, among other gifts, as a sign of the countries" friendship. When the Sands of Time are unleashed by the Prince character, Farah avoids transformation due to her possession of the Amulet of Time. Farah teams up with the Prince to lock the Sands of Time back up.