Farhan Akhtar
Born
1974-01-10
Place of birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Biography
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). 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...
Known for
Ms. Marvel
Waleed
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Imran Qureshi
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Milkha Singh
Dil Dhadakne Do
Sunny Gill
Wazir
Daanish Ali
Rock On!!
Aditya Shroff
Karthik Calling Karthik
Karthik
The Sky Is Pink
Niren Chaudhary
Luck by Chance
Vikram Jaisingh
The Archies
Uncle Ben (voice)
Bombay Talkies
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Siddharth Roy
Lucknow Central
Kishan Mohan Girhotra
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Self