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.
2024
as Self
2023
as Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited)
2023
as Self
2022
as Waleed
2021
as Ajju / Aziz Ali
2019
as Niren Chaudhary
2019
as Adi
2017
as Kishan Mohan Girhotra
2017
as Maqsood
2017
as Himself
2016
as Aditya Shroff
2016
as Daanish Ali
2015
as Sunny Gill
2014
as Siddharth Roy
2013
as Milkha Singh
2013
as Self
2013
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
2011
as Imran Qureshi
2010
as Karthik
2009
as Vikram Jaisingh
2008
as Aditya Shroff
2000
as Self
as Major Shaitan Singh