Actor · Director · Producer · Writer · Singer · Lyricist · Host

Farhan Akhtar

फरहान अख्तर

b. 9 January 1974, Mumbai

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.