Farhan Akhtar
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-01-10 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Also known As
فرهان اختر
Farhan Akhtar
Biography
Farhan Akhtar 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 Hollywo...
Acting
2010
as Karthik
2011
as Imran Qureshi
2009
as Vikram Jaisingh
2008
as Aditya Shroff
2013
as Milkha Singh
2014
as Siddharth Roy
2023
as Self
2023
as Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited)
2015
as Sunny Gill
2016
as Daanish Ali
2013
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
2016
as Aditya Shroff
2019
as Adi
2017
as Kishan Mohan Girhotra
2017
as Maqsood
2019
as Niren Chaudhary
2021
as "Ajju" Aziz Ali
2025
as Major Shaitan Singh
-
as Self
Production
2023
as Producer
2021
as Producer
2004
as Director
2011
as Director
2001
as Director
2011
as Dialogue
2011
as Producer
2011
as Producer
2006
as Director
2006
as Dialogue
2008
as Producer
2012
as Dialogue
-
as Producer
-
as Writer
-
as Director
-
as Writer
-
as Producer
2022
as Producer
2023
as Producer
2024
as Producer
2015
as Producer
2023
as Dialogue
2007
as Director
2025
as Producer
-
as Producer
2024
as Producer
-
as Producer
2008
as Dialogue
2016
as Producer
2016
as Dialogue
2017
as Producer
2012
as Producer
2017
as Producer
2007
as Producer
2010
as Producer
2025
as Producer
2009
as Producer
-
as Director
2018
as Producer
2023
as Producer
2024
as Producer
2001
as Producer
2001
as Story
2001
as Dialogue
2001
as Screenplay
2004
as Producer
2011
as Dialogue
2015
as Dialogue
2013
as Producer
2015
as Producer
2016
as Producer
2006
as Producer
2006
as Story
2007
as Producer
2011
as Producer
2011
as Story
2011
as Screenplay
2019
as Producer
2016
as Playback Singer
2021
as Producer
2022
as Producer
2024
as Producer
2024
as Dialogue
2024
as Story
2024
as Screenplay
2025
as Producer
2026
as Producer
-
as Producer
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