Farhan Akhtar Biography and Upcoming Movie, Age, Family, Marriage, Wife, Net worth & More

Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, Farhan started his career in Bollywood by working as an assistant director in the films Lamhe (1991) and Himalaya Putra (1997).

Farhan Akhtar Biography
  • Name - Farhan Akhtar
  • Nick name - Bulbul (by his maternal grandmother)
  • Date of birth - 9 January 1974
  • Age - 48 years (in 2022)
  • Place of born - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Education - High School
  • School - Manekji Cooper School, Mumbai
  • College - HR College of Commerce and Economics
  • Zodiac Sign - Capricorn
  • Hometown - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Settled in Mumbai)
  • Citizenship - Indian
  • Religion - Muslim
  • Height - 5 feet 9 inches
  • Weight - 70 kg
  • Profession - Actor, Producer, Director, screenwriter, singer
  • Eye Color - Dark Brown
  • Hair Color - Black
  • Girlfriend - Adhuna Bhabani (Hairstylist), Shraddha Kapoor (Actress), Shibani Dandekar (Actress, VJ)
  • Debut Film (Director) - Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
  • Film (Actor) - Rock On (2008)
  • Film (Producer) - Don (2006)
  • Marital Status - Divorced
  • Marriage Date - Year 2000
  • Divorce Date - Year 2016
  • Salary - ₹ 10 Crore/Film
  • Net Worth Rs - 140 crores. ($22 million)
  • Farhan - Akhtar's Birth (Birth)
Farhan Akhtar was born in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. His sister is writer-director Zoya Akhtar.
His parents divorced during his early days, and his father married Shabana Azmi in 1984.
He was born in an Urdu poetry family, his grandfather was a good poet and writer, who learned from his great-grandfather Muztar Khairabadi.

Farhan Akhtar Education

He completed his schooling from Mumbai, but did not complete his college degree due to low attendance in the second year after dropping out.

Early Life of Farhan Akhtar

Since childhood, he has a great love for acting and used to play with guns as a hero and spend his time looking for villains around his house and his sister told in interview that he was also a big liar And he stole their money several times.

Farhan Akhtar Family
  • Father's Name - Javed Akhtar
  • Mother's Name - Honey Irani
  • Step Mother Name - Shabana Azmi
  • Sister - Zoya Akhtar
  • Wife - Adhuna Bhabani (Ex-Wife)
  • Children Son - none
  • Daughters- Shakya and Akira
Farhan Akhtar Girlfriend
Akhtar was the host of the show while Dandekar was a contestant along with other actors like Gauahar Khan, Mandira Bedi, Gurmeet Choudhary, VJ Bani among others. After some time both started dating each other.
Shibani Dandekar posted some pictures with Farhan Akhtar on her Instagram account and also confirmed that both are dating each other and a few days after their post, both of them also confirmed that both of them March They are going to marry each other in 2022.
Farhan Akhtar Marriage & Divorce
They first met during the filming of his directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai.This was also the first film of Farhan Akhtar's ex-wife as a hairstylist.

Their divorce was finalized on 24 April 2017, with Bhabani having custody of their children. And later he was seen spending time with actress Shraddha Kapoor late at night.

Farhan Akhtar Debut Film
  • Movie Name - Rock On !!
  • Release Date - 29 August 2008
  • Director - Abhishek Kapoor
  • Producer - Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
  • Co-Actors - Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami, Prachi Desai and others
Career of Farhan Akhtar
Farhan worked as a film distributor for director Yash Raj Chopra at the age of 17 and spent 3 years in an advertising production house in 1991.
He later became an assistant and acted in a few films like Langra and Himalaya Putra in 1997.

He wrote the first film Dil Chahta Hai in 2001 and was critically acclaimed by the audience and visited Sydney to shoot the film.

She also participated in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2002 as one of the nine judges and also came to mind as a model and a judge on the dance reality show Nach Baliye.

In 2006, Farhan directed the remake film Don which starred Shah Rukh Khan and became a box-office hit of the year.

He also got the offer for the film "Rang De Basanti" but he declined as he was interested in acting, then Aamir Khan was signed for the film in 2006.

He did both acting and singing in the film Rock On. In the year 2008, he played a role in the film Kartik Calling Karthik opposite Deepika Padukone.

In 2011, Akhtar produced the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and also played a role in his film alongside Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Katrina Kaif.
In 2013, his biopic film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag on athlete Milkha Singh and he also met Indian athlete Milkha Singh for research and he trained himself for 18 months to play the role of Milkha the Flying Sikh.

For the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, he used to work out in the gym for 5 to 6 hours daily for 6 abs and muscle building.

In the year 2015, Farhan made the film Dil Dhadakne Do and also acted as an actor in it. Farhan Akhtar has a pet dog Pluto who appeared in the movie "Dil Dhadakne Do" in which his face was painted with vanilla ice cream.

After that he was seen acting in The Fakir of Venice (2019), The Sky is Pink (2019) and also in the 2021 film Toofan.

Farhan Akhtar Top movies list
  • 1991 Moments Assistant
  • 2008 Rock On Actor, Producer
  • 2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Actor
  • 2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Actor, Producer
  • 2018 KGF 1 Distributor
  • 2019 The Fakir Of Venice Actors
  • 2019 The Sky Is Pink Actors
  • 2021 storm actors
Farhan Akhtar awards
  • 2002: Critics Award for Dil Chahta Hai
  • 2009: Best Male Debut for Rock On!!
  • 2012: Best Supporting Actor for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • 2014: Best Actor for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • 2002 : Best Feature Film in Hindi – Dil Chahta Hai!!
Likes and Dislikes of Farhan Akhtar
  • Favorite Actor - Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy,
  • Favorite Actress - Preity Zinta
  • Favorite Food - Homemade Food
  • Favorite Film - The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • Favorite Sport - Football, Tennis

Farhan Akhtar Net Worth

  • Net Worth (Net Worth 2021) - $22 million)
  • Net Worth In Indian Rupees -140 Crore Rs.
  • Per film charge - ₹ 10 crore/film


FAQ

What is Farhan Akhtar's religion?
Farhan Akhtar is a Muslim and follows the religion of Islam.

Who is the father of Farhan Akhtar?
Javed Akhtar

Who is Farhan Akhtar's girlfriend?
Shibani Dandekar (Actress, VJ)

When was Farhan Akhtar married?
year 2000