Farhan Akhtar

Acting · Born 1974-01-10 in 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 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…

Filmography

• Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Imran Qureshi
• Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Milkha Singh
• Karthik Calling Karthik as Karthik
• Luck by Chance as Vikram Jaisingh
• Rock On!! as Aditya Shroff
• Shaadi Ke Side Effects as Siddharth Roy
• The Archies as Uncle Ben (voice)
• Dil Dhadakne Do as Sunny Gill
• Wazir as Daanish Ali
• Bombay Talkies as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)

TV

• Ms. Marvel as Waleed
• The Kapil Sharma Show as Himself
• Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
• Koffee with Karan as Self
• Oye! It's Friday! as Host
• Up Close & Personal with PZ as Himself
• Yaaron Ki Baraat as Self
• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
• The Drama Company as Self
• BFFs with Vogue as Self