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

Akhtar, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani, made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying the modern Indian youth. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Following it, he directed the war film Lakshya (2004) and had his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of Bride and Prejudice (2004), for which he wrote the lyrics. He went on to make the commercially successful Don (2006). He directed a short film titled Positive (2007), to spread awareness on HIV-AIDS.

Although he initially started his acting career with The Fakir of Venice, his official debut was with Rock On!! (2008), for which he won a second National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as producer, and indulged in further experimentation before he wrote the dialogues, produced and acted for the critical and commercial success Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which won him four Filmfare Awards, including Best Supporting Actor. In the same year, he directed a sequel to Don titled Don 2 (2011), which remains his highest-grossing film to date. He achieved further success by portraying Milkha Singh in the 2013 biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2016, he received praise for starring in the crime thriller Wazir and the ensemble family comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do.

Awards and nominations YearFilmAwardCategoryResult 2002 Kya Kehna IIFA Awards Best Screenplay rowspan="4" Dil Chahta Hai National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi Filmfare Awards Best Film (Critics) Best Screenplay Best Film rowspan="4" Best DirectorInternational Indian Film Academy Awards Best Story Best Director Best Screenplay rowspan="2" Screen AwardsBest DialogueBest Directorrowspan="3" Best ScreenplayZee Cine AwardsBest Debut DirectorBest Story2005LakshyaBest Directorrowspan="3" Filmfare AwardsBest DirectorScreen AwardsBest Director2007DonNeuchatel International Fantastic Film FestivalBest Asian Filmrowspan="3" 2009 Rock On!! National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Best Male Playback Singer for "Socha Hai" rowspan="3" International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Film Best Male Playback Singer for "Socha Hai" Star Debut of the Year – Male rowspan="3" Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Male Producers Guild Film Awards Best Film rowspan="5" 2010 Luck By Chance Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male2011Karthik Calling KarthikBest Thriller/Action FilmBest Actor in a Thriller/Action 2012 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Filmfare Awards Best Film rowspan="5" Best Film (Critics) Best Supporting Actor Best Dialogue Screen Awards Best Dialogue Best Ensemble Cast (along with Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin) rowspan="2" Asian Film Awards Best Film Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actor rowspan="4" International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Producers Guild Film Awards Best Film Best Supporting Actor Best Dialogue International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Film rowspan="2" Best Supporting Actor Don 2 Filmfare Awards Best Film rowspan="6" Best Director Zee Cine Awards Best Film Best Director Stardust Awards Film of the Year Dream DirectorVogue Beauty AwardsMost Beautiful Manrowspan="9" 2014 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Screen Awards Best ActorProducers Guild Film Awards Best Actor Filmfare Awards Best Actor International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actor Zee Cine Awards Best Actor (Male) - Jury BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor - MaleGQ Men of the Year AwardActor of the YearIBNLive Movie AwardsBest ActorCNN-IBN Indian of the YearEntertainer of the Yearrowspan="4" Mirchi Music AwardsSpecial Award2016Dil Dhadakne DoProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorIIFA Awards 2019The Sky Is Pink⁣Screen Awards⁣⁣Best Actor (Critics)⁣ 2022 Toofaan Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India Favourite Film

See also List of accolades received by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara List of accolades received by Dil Dhadakne Do

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