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Farhan Akhtar was born January 9, 1974 is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, play singer, producer and television host. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up influenced by the Hindi film industry. He started his career in Bollywood working as an assistant director in Lamhe (1991) and Himalay Putra (1997).

Akhtar, after setting up a production company named Excel Entertainment with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999, made his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and received critical acclaim for portraying modern youth. The film also won a national award. for which he wrote the lyrics. He went on to make Don’s commercial success (2006). He made a short film called Positive (2007), to raise awareness of HIV-AIDS.

Although he first started his acting career with The Fakir of Venice, his official debut was with Rock On !! (2008), for which he won a second national award for Best Hindi Feature Film as a producer, and engaged in further experimentation before writing the screenplay (dialogues), produced and acted for success critic and commercial Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)), which won him four Filmfare Awards.

He married Adhuna Bhabani in 2000, after being in a relationship with her for 3 years. They first met while filming her directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, which also marked Adhuna’s debut as a Bollywood hairdresser. The couple have two daughters named Shakya and Akira. On January 21, 2016, the couple officially announced their separation after 16 years of marriage.

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Farhan Akhtar Biodata and Biography
Name	Farhan Akhtar
Nick-name	Bulbul
Sex	Male
Date Of Birth	9 January 1974
Age	49 Years (as in 2023)
Profession / Occupation	Actor, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Singer (Hindi)
Mother Tongue	Hindi
Religion	Atheist
Nation	Indian
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Height / Weight	5′ 9” / 70kg
First Movie	Rock On!! (2008, Hindi)
First Debut	Director: Dil Chahta Hai (2001, Hindi) Producer: Don (2006, Hindi) Lyricist: Bride and Prejudice (2004, Hindi) Playback Singer: Rock On (2008, Hindi)
Money Factor	10 crore/TV show season, Net Worth: Rs.140 Crore ($22 million)

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Farhan Akhtar Family and Relatives
Father	Javed Akhtar (Lyricist and Scriptwriter)
Mother	Honey Irani (Actress & Screenwriter), Shabana Azmi (Stepmother)
Brothers	None
Sisters	Zoya Akhtar (Director & Screenwriter)
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Adhuna Bhabani (m.2000-div.2017) Shibani Dandekar (m.2022-present)
Daughters	Shakya Akhtar & Akira Akhtar
Sons	None
Girlfriends/ Affairs	Adhuna Bhabani (Hairstylist) Shraddha Kapoor (Actress) Shibani Dandekar (Actress, VJ)

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Farhan Akhtar Favorites
Favorite Colour	Not Known
Favorite Actor	Bollywood: Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Raj Kapoor, Vijay Anand Hollywood: Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Woody Allen, Billy Wilder
Favorite Actress	Preity Zinta
Favorite Food	Homemade food, Vada Pao, Kebabs, Mutton Biryani
Hobbies	Collecting Gadgets, Singing
Favorite Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Favorite Movies	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Favorite Genre	Action
Favorite Sports	Football, Tennis
Favorite Destination	Not Known
Favorite Car Collections	Range Rover Red Edition, M350 CDI SUV, Porsche Cayman, Honda CRV

Career of Farhan Akhtar:

Farhan Akhtar worked as an apprentice in film distribution & direction for Lamhe in 1991. At that time, he was only 17 years old.

Later, before launching as distributor & writer, he moved to an advertisement production house named ‘Script Shop’.

In 2001, he made his writing & directional debut with Dil Chahta Hai. It was a turning point in his career.

The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for 2002. During the same year he along with sister Zoya assisted his father in writing the English lyrics of a song in film Lagaan.

In 2004, he did a movie Lakshya, in that movie he acted with Hritik Roshan & Preity Zinta. In the same year, he wrote the English lyrics of Bride and Prejudice along with sister Zoya.

In 2006, Farhan Akhtar directed, produced and wrote the screenplay of Don starring Shah Rukh Khan. In 2007, he produced the film Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.

In the same year, he directed Positive, a film with Boman Irani and Shabana Azmi. It was a short film running for 12 minutes.

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