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Actor · Director · Producer · Writer · Singer · Lyricist · Host
Farhan Akhtar
फरहान अख्तर
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 Dil Chahta Hai (2001), a coming-of-age film that has since become a cult classic.
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Known for
Mirzapur: The Movie 2026 · TezScore 64 Film Ground Zero 2025 
Ground Zero 2025 · TezScore 50 Film Sharmaji Namkeen 2022 
Sharmaji Namkeen 2022 · TezScore 50 Film Madgaon Express 2024 
Unfavourable Madgaon Express 2024 · TezScore 30 No works in your selected language are listed here yet.
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Where to watch their best work
- Sharmaji NamkeenPrime Video
- Madgaon ExpressPrime Video
- Angry Young MenPrime Video
- Bambai Meri JaanPrime Video
- Friday Night PlanNetflix
- Hello CharliePrime Video
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Creative network
Frequent collaborators
- Ritesh Sidhwani12 shared titles · Producer
- Zoya Akhtar3 shared titles · Actor, Producer
- Avinash Tiwary2 shared titles · Actor
- Danish Renzu2 shared titles · Director, Writer
- Divyendu Sharma2 shared titles · Actor
- Juhi Chawla2 shared titles · Actor
- Kunal Khemu2 shared titles · Director, Composer
- Paresh Rawal2 shared titles · Actor
Indian-media reception
Career by period
Selected works
15 credited titles · 2021–2615 credits shown
As director
2026 Don 3: The Final Chapter FilmAs writer
2026 Don 3: The Final Chapter FilmAs producer
2026 Mirzapur: The Movie Film Tez 64 2025 Ground Zero Film Tez 50 2025 Songs of Paradise Film 2024 Madgaon Express Film Tez 30 2023 Bambai Meri Jaan Series 2023 Friday Night Plan Film 2023 Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Film 2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Series 2022 Phone Bhoot Film Tez 20 2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Film Tez 50 2021 Hello Charlie Film 2021 Toofan FilmSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia · Hindi Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons file metadata · profile mirrored to TezFlicks media (R2) from commons.wikimedia.org