Actor

Farhan Akhtar

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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1.3

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Movies: 54Series: 20Crew credits: 48

TMDB ID: 78916

IMDb ID: nm1027719

Known for: Acting

Born: January 10, 1974

Age: 52

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2000 - 2028

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 6.61

Wikidata: Q590853

Also known as

فرهان اختر • फरहान अख़्तर

Other jobs

Producer (31)Executive Producer (8)Dialogue (4)Director (3)Writer (2)

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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 commercially successful Don (2006). He directed a short film titled Positive (2007), to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS.