Farhan Akhtar
Age: 50 | From: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Person Details
Birthday: 1974-01-10 00:36:37
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 73
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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 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.
Most Famous Work
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
(2023) Producer
Made in Heaven
(2019) Executive Producer
Mirzapur
(2018) Creative Director
Inside Edge
(2017) Producer
The Archies
(2023) Dialogue
Bambai Meri Jaan
(2023) Executive Producer
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(2011) Dialogue
Raees
(2017) ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Waleed | |
| 2021 | Ajju / Aziz Ali | |
| 2019 | Niren Chaudhary | |
| Adi | ||
| 2017 | Kishan Mohan Girhotra | |
| Maqsood | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2016 | Aditya Shroff | |
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Daanish Ali | ||
| 2015 | Sunny Gill | |
| 2014 | Siddharth Roy | |
| 2013 | Milkha Singh | |
| Self | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| 2011 | Himself | |
| Imran Qureshi | ||
| 2010 | Karthik | |
| 2009 | Vikram Jaisingh | |
| 2008 | Host | |
| Aditya Shroff | ||
| 2004 | Self | |
| 2002 | Himself | |
| 2000 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Writer | |
| 2023 | Dialogue | |
| 2016 | Dialogue | |
| 2015 | Dialogue | |
| 2012 | Dialogue | |
| 2011 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Dialogue | ||
| Dialogue | ||
| 2008 | Dialogue | |
| 2006 | Dialogue | |
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| 2001 | Screenplay | |
| Story | ||
| Dialogue | ||
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| Story | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Writer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2025 | Producer | |
| 2023 | Producer | |
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| Executive Producer | ||
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| 2022 | Producer | |
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| 2021 | Producer | |
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| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2017 | Producer | |
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| 2016 | Producer | |
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| 2015 | Producer | |
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| 2013 | Producer | |
| 2012 | Producer | |
| 2011 | Producer | |
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| 2010 | Producer | |
| 2009 | Producer | |
| 2008 | Producer | |
| 2007 | Producer | |
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| 2006 | Producer | |
| 2004 | Producer | |
| 2001 | Producer | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director | |
| 2011 | Director | |
| 2007 | Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Creative Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Playback Singer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |