Farhan Akhtar is a person who wears many hats. Since his directorial debut in 2001 with the film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, audiences have seen him in various forms. Let’s take a look at his multiple talents as he turns a year older on Monday.
Not only with his filmmaking, Farhan also impressed the audience with his amazing acting skills and fantastic songs. He appeared in the 2008 musical drama film ‘Rock On!!’ He made his acting debut with Where he also showcased his singing talent and lent his voice to the super hit tracks of the film like ‘Socha Hai’, ‘Pichle Saat Din Mein’ and the title track of the film and received a lot of appreciation for his performance.
Apart from these, he has other chartbuster tracks like ‘Senorita’, ‘Galan Gudian’, ‘Atrangi Yari’, ‘Manjar Naya’ and many more. Talking about his acting front, the actor has done some outstanding performances in the film. Such as ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘Toofan’, ‘Wazir’, ‘Karthik Calling Kartik’, and ‘The Sky is Pink’ among others.
Directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ was based on the life of Indian athlete Milkha Singh and was declared a blockbuster hit.
Farhan won IIFA and Filmfare awards for his performance in the film.
He also made his Hollywood debut with the web show ‘Ms Marvel’ where he played a guest role. The show premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.
On his directorial front, he has directed critically acclaimed films like ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Lakshya’, ‘Don’ and ‘Don 2’.
He will return to the director’s chair after almost 11 years with an upcoming women-oriented road trip film ‘Jee Le Zara’ starring Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. He announced the film in 2021.
Apart from this, he has also worked as a producer for superhit films like ‘Fukrey’, ‘Fukrey Returns’, ‘KGF’, ‘KGF 2’, ‘Galli Boy’, ‘Gold’ and many more.
