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Farhan Akhtar

1974 - Today

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Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and singer who works in Hindi films. Born to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he established the production company Excel Entertainment, along with Ritesh Sidhwani, in 1999. Akhtar made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age film Dil Chahta Hai (2001), receiving critical acclaim for portraying realistic modern Indian youth, and winning the National Award for Best Hindi Film and Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics) and Best Screenplay. He then directed the war film Lakshya (2004), the action thriller Don (2006) and its sequel Don 2 (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Farhan Akhtar is the 2,077th most popular film director (down from 1,930th in 2024), the 1,397th most popular biography from India (down from 1,248th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Farhan Akhtar ranks 2,077 out of 2,041. Before him are Celine Song, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, Tim Minear, Susannah Grant, and Derek Cianfrance. After him are Zoe Cassavetes, Amat Escalante, Chris Terrio, Joe Walker, Scott Z. Burns, and Matthew Libatique.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Farhan Akhtar ranks 981. Before him are Aurica Bărăscu, Nobuhiro Shiba, Masaru Hashiguchi, Oriol Servià, Florin Popescu, and Sergey Ryazansky. After him are Lasse Sætre, Ye Zhaoying, Gilbert Agius, Gerald Sibon, Jared Rushton, and Alberto Rodríguez.

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In India

Among people born in India, Farhan Akhtar ranks 1,397 out of 1,861. Before him are Shobana (1970), Kaushiki Chakraborty (1980), Swara Bhaskar (1988), Vivek Oberoi (1976), Surbhi Jyoti (1988), and Abhijeet Bhattacharya (1958). After him are Nassar (1958), Soundarya (1972), Sunil Mittal (1957), Dipak Misra (1953), Bhanupriya (1967), and Yo Yo Honey Singh (1983).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Farhan Akhtar ranks 54. Before him are Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), and Prabhu Deva (1973). After him are Anurag Kashyap (1972), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), and Ketan Mehta (1952).

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