Son of renowned Indian lyricist/poet Javed Akhtar and screenplay and story writer Honey Irani. Brother of Zoya Akhtar, cousin of Kabir Akhtar, and grandson of Jan Nissar Akhtar.
In an interview on the talk show "The Lounge" with Simone Singh (on the Indian channel CNBC-TV18), Farhan Akhtar said that when he left college, he spent about two years at home and did nothing productive. During those two years, he watched about two films daily. Akhtar said that it was this period of his life which allowed him to connect with Karan Shergill, the protagonist of Laksh...
Aishwarya Bachchan has exited Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production Crooked, leaving the duo in a fix. She was supposed to star opposite hubby Abhishek Bachchan in the film but had to drop it because of date issues.Ash was busy with
After performing live at concerts in Delhi and Bangalore for automobile brand he endorses, Akhtar will now do a show on Mumbai this Saturday. Farhan Akhtar will perform at live shows with rock group Parikrama across India. While he has already
The war between Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif seems to be becoming the hottest issue in tinsel town so much so that now the Shahrukh-Salman brawl is looking small in comparison to their cat fight. The two have been fighting over
When the team of Karthik Calling Karthik told Deepika Padukone that she needs to smoke for her role in the film, the actress was afraid of getting addicted to cigarettes. But thanks to Ritesh Sidhwani’s thinking, they shot for the scenes
Farhan Akhtar, like most creative people, needs his working space, especially when he's working. Currently, the actor-director-producer-singer has a sea-facing room in his name at a five-star suburban hotel, where he works from morning to evening. Even though he has a
After making dream debut with Shahrukh Khan in Om Shanti Om, charming Deepika Padukone consolidated her position in Bollywood through Love Aaj Kal. Now, she is ready to get bold.Deepika revealed that she plays a bold and optimistic character in Karthik
Unpredictable rains have written themselves into the script of Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar-starrer Karthik Calling Karthik. The film's unit is shooting their last schedule in Mumbai. Says writer-director-co-producer Vijay Lalwani says, "We had to rewrite the scene because it rained
Farhan Akhtar is a busy bee these days. The man is left with no time to record a song for Blue with composer AR Rahman after shooting for Kartik Calling Kartik and looking for an exotic backdrop for Don 2.Rahman, who
There have been a lot of rumours floating around in industry circles for quiet some time now that Arjun Rampal is quiet miffed with his Rock On co-star Farhan Akhtar. The reason, it is being said that Arjun didn’t like Farhan
Last week, Farhan Akhtar had a happy surprise when director Ang Lee dropped in on the sets of his film Karthik Calling Karthik at Film City. The Hollywood director quizzed Farhan on his film, and B-Town's shooting styles. Farhan, who has
