1974-01-10 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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 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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120 बहादुर | Major Shaitan Singh | 2025-11-21 |
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Brand Bollywood Downunder | Self | 2023-11-02 |
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The Archies | Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited) | 2023-12-07 |
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तूफ़ान | "Ajju" Aziz Ali | 2021-07-16 |
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The Sky Is Pink | Niren Chaudhary | 2019-10-11 |
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The Fakir of Venice | Adi | 2019-02-08 |
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Daddy | Maqsood | 2017-09-08 |
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Lucknow Central | Kishan Mohan Girhotra | 2017-09-15 |
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रॉक ऑन २ | Aditya Shroff | 2016-11-11 |
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वज़ीर | Daanish Ali | 2016-01-07 |
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दिल धड़कने दो | Sunny Gill | 2015-06-04 |
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शादी के साइड इफेक्ट्स | Siddharth Roy | 2014-02-28 |
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Bombay Talkies | Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited) | 2013-05-03 |
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भाग मिल्खा भाग | Milkha Singh | 2013-07-12 |
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ज़िन्दगी ना मिलेगी दोबारा | Imran Qureshi | 2011-07-15 |
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Karthik Calling Karthik | Karthik | 2010-02-26 |
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Luck by Chance | Vikram Jaisingh | 2009-01-30 |
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Rock On!! | Aditya Shroff | 2008-08-29 |
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Making of Talaash | Self |
