Farhan Akhtar

Actor

Farhan Akhtar

Born January 10, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India24 films

Farhan Akhtar (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playback singer and television host. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influence of the Hindi film industry. He began his career in Bollywood by working as an assistant director in Lamhe (1991) and Himalay Putra (1997).

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Akhtar, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani, made his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and received critical acclaim for portraying modern youth. The film also won a National award. Following it, he made Lakshya (2004) and had his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of Bride and Prejudice (2004), for which he wrote the lyrics. He went on to make the commercially successful Don (2006). He directed a short film titled Positive (2007), to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS.

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag posterFirst watchBhaag Milkha Bhaag20137.5as Milkha SinghA leading role in one of their most watched films.The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness…View film

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Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara poster7.6Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara2011Wazir poster6.6Wazir2016Rock On!! poster6.8Rock On!!2008Karthik Calling Karthik poster6.4Karthik Calling Karthik2010Luck by Chance poster6.5Luck by Chance2009The Sky Is Pink poster7.8The Sky Is Pink2019Dil Dhadakne Do poster6.9Dil Dhadakne Do2015The Archies poster5.6The Archies2023

Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. TBABoss Collection
  2. TBAZindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2Imran Qureshi
  3. TBAUntitled Farhan Akhtar-Neeraj Pandey MovieR.D Burman
  4. TBAR.D. Burman BiopicR.D. Burman
  5. 2028The Beatles: GeorgeRavi Shankar
  6. 2028The Beatles: RingoRavi Shankar
  7. 2028The Beatles: PaulRavi Shankar
  8. 2028The Beatles: JohnRavi Shankar
  9. 2025120 BahadurMajor Shaitan Singh
  10. 2023The ArchiesUncle Ben (voice)
  11. 2021Toofaan"Ajju" Aziz Ali
  12. 2019The Sky Is PinkNiren Chaudhary
  13. 2019The Fakir of VeniceAdi
  14. 2017Lucknow CentralKishan Mohan Girhotra
  15. 2017DaddyMaqsood
  16. 2016Rock On 2Aditya Shroff
  17. 2016WazirDaanish Ali
  18. 2015Dil Dhadakne DoSunny Gill
  19. 2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsSiddharth Roy
  20. 2013Bhaag Milkha BhaagMilkha Singh
  21. 2011Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraImran Qureshi
  22. 2010Karthik Calling KarthikKarthik
  23. 2009Luck by ChanceVikram Jaisingh
  24. 2008Rock On!!Aditya Shroff