Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974)[2] is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, dialogue writer, singer and songwriter who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999,[3] made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001)[4] and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying realistic modern Indian youth in the film, which won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics).[5] Following this, he directed the cult war film Lakshya (2004) and made his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of Bride and Prejudice (2004), for which he and sister Zoya Akhtar served as lyricists. Next came the commercially successful Don (2006), his third directorial venture, post which he directed a short film titled Positive (2007) to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS.
Although he initiated his acting career with a delayed release in the drama The Fakir of Venice, Akhtar's official screen debut came with the musical drama Rock On!! (2008) for which he won a second National Film Award for Best Hindi Film as producer and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. He wrote the dialogues and produced for the critically and commercially successful buddy-road film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor; the same year, he directed a sequel to Don titled Don 2 (2011), which remains his highest-grossing film till date.
Akhtar then played Milkha Singh in the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Later, he received praise for starring in the ensemble family comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and the crime thriller Wazir (2016). He has since headlined the dramas Lucknow Central (2017), The Sky Is Pink (2019) and Toofaan (2021).
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FarhanAkhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, dialogue writer, singer and songwriter who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai...
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directed by actor Kunal Khemu in his directorial debut and produced by FarhanAkhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment. It stars...
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Commonwealth Games and two-time 400m champion of the Asian Games, it stars FarhanAkhtar in the title role alongside Divya Dutta, Meesha Shafi, Pavan Malhotra...
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drama, Toofaan, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and co-starring FarhanAkhtar, which premiered on 16 July 2021 on Amazon Prime Video in which her...
directorial debut. Written by Singh, Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar, Kagti, and FarhanAkhtar under the banners of Excel Entertainment...
Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and FarhanAkhtar under the Excel Entertainment banner. The film...
written and directed by Zoya Akhtar in her directorial debut. Produced by FarhanAkhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, it stars FarhanAkhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma in...
Hindi-language action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by FarhanAkhtar. It is the second installment in the Don reboot series. Jointly produced...
Javed Akhtar on the sets of Seeta Aur Geeta. They were married on 21 March 1972. She is the mother of film-makers Zoya Akhtar and FarhanAkhtar. Irani's...
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FarhanAkhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playback singer and television host. Born in Mumbai to...
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