Farhan Akhtar is an Indian entertainer, chief, screenwriter, playback vocalist, maker, and TV have who works in Hindi movies. Brought into the world in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up affected by the Indian entertainment world. Akhtar, subsequent to laying out a creation organization named Succeed Diversion alongside Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999, made his first time at the helm with Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and got boundless basic recognition for depicting present day Indian youth in the movie, which won the Public Honor for Best Hindi Movie and the Filmfare Grant for Best Movie (Critics).

Following this, he coordinated the faction war film Lakshya (2004) and made his Hollywood presentation through the soundtrack of Lady and Bias (2004), for which he and sister Zoya Akhtar filled in as lyricists.

Next came the industrially fruitful Wear (2006), his third executive endeavor, post which he coordinated a short film named Positive (2007) to spread mindfulness on HIV-Helps.

Information

Name	Farhan Akhtar
Nick Name	Farhan
Profession	Indian Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Playback Singer, Producer, and Television host
Famous for	Acting

Farhan Akhtar Biography

Date of Birth	9 January 1974
Age(2023)	48Years
Birth place	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Residence	Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Muslim
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Food Habits	Non-Vegetarian
School	Maneckji Cooper school in Mumbai
College/ University	Pursued a law degree at HR College
Educational qualification	Graduation

  Physical stats and more 

Height	5 Feet 9 Inches,1.7 m
Weight (approx.)	60 kg (121 lbs)
Body Measurement (approx.)	41-30-12
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black

Affairs and more

Marital Status	Married
Wife	(EX)Adhuna Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar

Family and Siblings

Father	Javed Akhtar
Mother	Honey Irani
Sister	Zoya Akhtar
Brother	Not Known

Favourite Things

Favourite  Food	Homemade food, The classic Mumbai Vada Pao, Kebabs, Mutton Biryani
Favourite  Actor	Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Raj Kapoor, Vijay Anand Hollywood: Robert Di Nero, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Woody Allen, Billy Wilder
Favourite  Actress	Preity Zinta
Favourite  color	Red, Pink , White
Favourite  Film	Lakshya
Favourite  Sports Person	Not Known
Favourite  Singer	Anu Malik
Favourite  Attire	Pant Shirt
Favourite  Destination	Mumbai

Hobbies and Money Factor

Hobbies	Dancing, Travelling
Net Worth	140 Crore

Social Media ID

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Facts About Farhan Akhtar

• Farhan Akhtar was brought into the world in Mumbai, the second offspring of screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani.
• Farhan Akhtar has one senior sister, the author chief Zoya Akhtar.
• He was exceptionally youthful when his folks separated; his dad wedded entertainer Shabana Azmi in 1984.
• His mom held the family home in Bandra bandstand and brought up her youngsters there. Akhtar learned at Maneckji Cooper school in Mumbai and afterward sought after a regulation degree at HR School, likewise in Mumbai.
• Akhtar’s dad, a Muslim by birth, is a communist and a skeptic by conviction; Akhtar’s mom, naturally introduced to an Irani Zoroastrian family, is not interested in religion, and was content to allow her youngsters to grow up with no religion.
• Akhtar has expressed that he is an atheist.
• Akhtar’s family hails from Khairabad in the Avadh locale of present-day Uttar Pradesh, and he comes from a long genealogy of Urdu writers. He is the grandson of Urdu writer Jan Nisar Akhtar and incredible grandson of urdu artist Muztar Khairabadi.
• On his mom’s side, Akhtar is the nephew of the kid entertainer Daisy Irani and the main cousin of choreographer Farah Khan and Sajid Khan.

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• Men Against Assault and Separation, or MARD, is a social mission sent off by Akhtar. The thought came to him when, in August 2012, Pallavi Purkayastha, a legal counselor by calling, was physically attacked and afterward killed by her home’s watchman.
• Akhtar then played Milkha Singh in the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, acquiring him the Filmfare Grant for Best Entertainer.
• Afterward, he got acclaim for featuring in the group family satire show Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and the wrongdoing thrill ride Wazir (2016).
• Farhan Akhtar has since featured the dramatizations Lucknow Focal (2017), The Sky Is Pink (2019) and Toofaan (2021).
• Farhan Akhtar was brought into the world in Mumbai, the second offspring of screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. He has one senior sister, the author chief Zoya Akhtar.
• He was exceptionally youthful when his folks separated; his dad wedded entertainer Shabana Azmi in 1984.
• His mom held the family home in Bandra bandstand and brought up her kids there.
• Akhtar learned at Maneckji Cooper school in Mumbai and afterward sought after a regulation degree at HR School, likewise in Mumbai.
• Akhtar’s dad, a Muslim by birth, is a communist and a skeptic by conviction; Akhtar’s mom, naturally introduced to an Irani Zoroastrian family, is unconcerned with religion, and was content to allow her youngsters to grow up with no religion.
• Akhtar has expressed that he is an atheist.
• Akhtar functioned as an understudy in movie dissemination and course for Yash Chopra’s Lamhe (1991) when he was 17 years of age and later moved to a promotion creation house named “Content Shop” to spend an estimated 3 years there.
• He likewise helped Pankaj Parashar as a chief in Himalay Putra (1997) prior to sending off himself into bearing and writing.
• Akhtar showed up as one of the nine adjudicators in the magnificence expo Femina Miss India (2002).
• He was the appointed authority on the primary time of the dance-unscripted TV drama Nach Baliye (2005).
• He facilitated a Program on NDTV Envision, called Oye! It’s Friday! in the equivalent year.
• He has embraced a few brands as a piece of his profession, particularly after the arrival of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. These incorporate Hindustan Unilever’s water purifier item named Pureit, Chivas Grand, Britannia Nutri Decision Bread rolls, IndusInd Bank, Dulux Paint, Titan Ventures and Crocin+2.
• Men Against Assault and Separation, or MARD, is a social mission sent off by Akhtar.
• The thought came to him when, in August 2012, Pallavi Purkayastha, a legal counselor by calling, was physically attacked and afterward killed by her home’s watchman.
• Akhtar made his composition and first time at the helm with the widely praised film Dil Chahta Hai (2001), created by Succeed Diversion, a creation organization he laid out alongside Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999.
• It was shot over a time of 90 days in Sydney, Goa and Mumbai.
• Because of its recognition, he considered it a “defining moment” in his career.
• The film managed the existences of westernized metropolitan youth in Mumbai.
• Akhtar had composed the content in light of his excursions to Goa and New York City, as well as a portrayal of a story frame by a companion of his.
• It got global basic recognition and achieved a famous status, with Akhtar getting credit for beginning “another wave” in Indian cinema.
• Pundit Ziya Us Salam lauded Akhtar’s course and remarked for The Hindu: “In his lady adventure, Javed Akhtar’s child shows an adequate number of looks at his family to demonstrate that commitment will accomplish satisfaction sooner than later.”
• Different honor shows gave honors on the film and selected it for a few classes. The year’s Public Film Grant for Best Element Film in Hindi for 2002 was won by the film.
• It was likewise screened at the Worldwide Film Celebration of India, the Palm Springs Global Film Festival, and the Austin Film Festival.

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• Around the same time, he and his sister Zoya Akhtar helped their dad recorded as a hard copy the English verses of a melody in Lagaan, for which the soundtrack was scored by A. R. Rahman.
• Akhtar’s next project was Lakshya (2004), a film about an erratic youth at last defining an objective for himself, featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta.
• It was shot in Ladakh, Dehra Dun and Mumbai, and denoted the start of the coordinated efforts among Akhtar and Roshan.
• He needed to explore the military prior to composing the content and coordinating the venture.
• The subject of the film, as expressed by Akhtar, was tied in with “seeing as oneself”.
• He likewise trusted that in the event that similar characters and circumstance were set somewhere else, the principal center of the story would continue as before as the movie was not about battle, as it had been reported.
• Post-discharge, the movie neglected to leave an imprint in the cinema world and turned into a business failure.
• Parul Gupta of The Hours of India gave it a negative survey and made sense of that “It’s difficult to accommodate to such technicality when it comes from Farhan Akhtar, considered a definitive image of cool in Hindi filmdom.”
• Running against the norm, Manish Gajjar from BBC composed, in his positive audit: “Youthful Farhan Akhtar, demonstrates once more that he is perhaps of the best chief Bollywood needs to date.
• He has given full consideration to the content and the specialized viewpoints, leading to a cleaned product”.
• In the interim, Akhtar composed the English verses of Gurinder Chadha’s Hollywood film Lady of the hour and Bias (2004), alongside his sister, Zoya Akhtar, subsequent to being suggested by his father.
• The music for the film was made by Anu Malik and comprised of a combination of Hindi melodies, West side story, Fiddler on the Rooftop and Grease.

(FAQ)- Frequently Asked Questions

1 . Who is Farhan Akhtar?

ANS. Farhan Akhtar is an Indian entertainer, chief, screenwriter, playback vocalist, maker, and TV have who works in Hindi movies. Brought into the world in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up affected by the Indian entertainment world.

2 . How old is Farhan Akhtar?

ANS. He was born on 9 January 1974, India into a Mumbai family.

3 .  What’s the height of Farhan Akhtar? 

ANS. His height is 5 feet 9 inches, which is approx. 1.7cm.

4 . Where is Farhan Akhtar residence?

ANS. He was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India and he currently lives in Mumbai.

5 . Does Farhan Akhtar have Wife?

ANS. His Wife name is (EX)Adhuna Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar.