Farhan Akhtar
Birthday
1974/01/10 (51 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Also know as
فرهان اختر
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) a...Read more
Acting
(2010) Karthik Calling Karthik
as Karthik
(2011) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
as Imran Qureshi
(2009) Luck by Chance
as Vikram Jaisingh
(2008) Rock On!!
as Aditya Shroff
(2013) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
as Milkha Singh
(2014) Shaadi Ke Side Effects
as Siddharth Roy
(2023) Brand Bollywood Downunder
as Self
(2023) The Archies
as Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited)
(2015) Dil Dhadakne Do
as Sunny Gill
(2016) Wazir
as Daanish Ali
(2013) Bombay Talkies
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
(2016) Rock On 2
as Aditya Shroff
(2019) The Fakir of Venice
as Adi
(2017) Lucknow Central
as Kishan Mohan Girhotra
(2017) Daddy
as Maqsood
(2019) The Sky Is Pink
as Niren Chaudhary
(2021) Toofaan
as "Ajju" Aziz Ali
(2025) 120 Bahadur
as Major Shaitan Singh
(2022) Ms. Marvel
as Waleed
(2016) The Kapil Sharma Show
as Himself
(2013) Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self
(2004) Koffee with Karan
as Self
(2008) Oye! It's Friday!
as Host
(2011) Up Close & Personal with PZ
as Himself
(2016) Yaaron Ki Baraat
as Self
(2002) Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
as Himself
(2017) The Drama Company
as Himself
(2016) BFFs with Vogue
as Himself
(2000) Kaun Banega Crorepati
as Self
(2024) Angry Young Men
as Self
(2025) The Roshans
as Self