Farhan Akhtar is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Playback Singer Indian born on 10 january 1974 at Mumbai (Inde)
Farhan Akhtar
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Birth name Farhan AkhtarNationality IndeBirth 10 january 1974 (51 years) at Mumbai (
Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playback singer, lyricist 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.
He started his acting career with Rock On!! (2008), for which he won a second National Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as producer, and indulged in further experimentation before he acted in, produced and wrote the dialogues for the critical and commercial success Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which won him two Filmfare Awards, including Best Supporting Actor. In the same year, he directed a sequel to Don titled Don 2 (2011), which remains as his highest-grossing film till date. He achieved further success by portraying Milkha Singh in the 2013 film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Biography
Farhan Akhtar est né le 9 janvier 1974 dans une des familles importantes de Bollywood. En effet, il est le petit-fils du célèbre poète ourdou Jan Nisar Akhtar, le fils du poète, parolier et scénariste Javed Akhtar et de la scénariste et réalisatrice Honey Irani et sa sœur, Zoya est également réalisatrice. En outre, il est le beau-fils de Shabana Azmi, seconde épouse de son père, et le cousin de la chorégraphe et réalisatrice Farah Khan. Il est marié à Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar dont il a deux filles, Shakya et Akira.
Il étudie à Bombay, d'abord à la Maneckji Cooper School puis au H.R. College où il commence, sans les achever, des études de commerce.
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