In his next film as actor, Farhan will be seen playing the well-known Indian athlete Milkha Singh in the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra. He has gone on to act in several films then including Luck By Chance (2008), Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). When went on to direct Lakshya (starring Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta) in 2002, Don in 2004 and Don 2 in 2010 (both starring Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra).įarhan made his acting and singing debut with Rock On!! in 2008 and received huge success. New stills from the one of the biggest releases of 2013, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ was released and in one of the images that was unveiled showed the protagonist Farhan Akhtar who played the ace. It was also screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Austin Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film went on to bag various awards including National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (2002). After its OTT release, Farhan Akhtar-starrer ‘Toofaan’ will now reach out to an even wider base of the Indian audience with its world television premiere on Zee. Ltd., a production company he established along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999.
Born and brought up in Mumbai, Farhan did his schooling in Maneckji Cooper School and did his Bachelor of Commerce from HR College.Īkhtar made his directorial and writing debut at the age of 27 with Dil Chahta Hai (2001), produced by Excel Entertainment Pvt. His father Javed Akhtar and mother Honey Irani are famous script writers in Bollywood. Born on January 9, 1974, Farhan Akhtar is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, producer and playback singer.