Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar

Nacimiento : 1974-01-10, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Historia

Farhan Akhtar 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 Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and received critical acclaim for portraying modern youth. The film also won a National award. Following it, he made 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.

Perfil

Farhan Akhtar

Películas

Madgaon Express
Producer
Three childhood friends embark on a trip to Goa that goes completely off-track when they wake up in their hotel room to find a cache of cocaine belonging to a don.
¿Dónde nos perdimos?
Self
Tres amigos veinteañeros se abren camino en la ciudad de Bombay, donde el romance, la ambición y el desamor chocan con la adictiva atracción de las redes sociales.
¿Dónde nos perdimos?
Producer
Tres amigos veinteañeros se abren camino en la ciudad de Bombay, donde el romance, la ambición y el desamor chocan con la adictiva atracción de las redes sociales.
Fukrey 3
Producer
Jee Le Zaraa
Producer
Jee Le Zaraa
Writer
Jee Le Zaraa
Director
Phone Bhoot
Producer
Two crazy, jobless, horror-film addicts Major and Gullu, under immense family pressure to find work, hit upon the idea to float a unique ghost-capturing service when they meet a spirit, Ragini, who makes their business a success but in return asks them for a favour which they are compelled to honour.
Sharmaji Namkeen
Producer
Late Rishi Kapoor in his swansong plays B. G. Sharma, a 58-year old middle-class widower living in West Delhi. After being laid off from the company he has worked for his entire life, Sharmaji struggles to deal with the beast called retirement. His struggle to stay relevant in front of his two sons finally ends when he rekindles his love for cooking through a kitty party. A bunch of merry women rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and chutzpah in general, that help him find his true calling.
Toofaan
Producer
Un huérfano de las calles de Dongri se convierte en un malhechor local, pero su vida cambia cuando conoce a la joven Ananya, quien le guía por el camino adecuado y le hace descubrir su amor por el boxeo.
Toofaan
Ajju/Aziz Ali
Un huérfano de las calles de Dongri se convierte en un malhechor local, pero su vida cambia cuando conoce a la joven Ananya, quien le guía por el camino adecuado y le hace descubrir su amor por el boxeo.
Hello Charlie
Producer
Charlie, a simpleton daydreamer, currently a pizza delivery boy is tasked with driving his uncle's truck , Girnaar Express, to deliver a gorilla from Mumbai to the jetty at Diu. However, Charlie is unaware that Gorilla is disguised business tycoon MD Makwana, who is on the run after committing a multi-crore scam.
The Sky Is Pink
Niren Chaudhary
Cuenta la historia real de la oradora motivacional Aisha Chaudhary, que falleció en 2015, cuando sólo tenía 18 años.
Gully Boy
Producer
Un joven musulmán de 22 años que vive en un gueto de Bombay se da cuenta de su amor por el rap e intenta perseguir su sueño.
The Fakir of Venice
Adi
Adi Merchant, a hustler from Mumbai is hired by a Venetian artist to find a fakir for an art installation in Venice. He cons the art fraternity and hires a daily wage labourer Sattar instead and the two have the most unique time of their lives in the picturesque European city.
Gold
Producer
Set in 1948, the historic story of India's first Olympic medal post their independence.
Fukrey Returns
Producer
A year after the first movie, the four friends are enjoying their lives to the fullest, get in trouble once again with Bholi, who is released from prison earlier than expected and is broke.
Lucknow Central
Kishan Mohan Girhotra
Preso por un crimen del que es inocente, un aspirante a músico forma una banda con otros reclusos de Lucknow Central.
Daddy
Maqsood
This is the gritty and sensational true story of Arun Gulab Gawli, a mill worker’s son who grew up in Mumbai’s impoverished Dagdi Chawl, to become an infamous don, politician and chief rival of the most powerful crime boss of the day, Dawood Ibrahim. Daddy realistically charts Mumbai’s true crime history from the 1970s and 1980s until 2012, when Gawli was finally sentenced to life imprisonment.
Raees
Producer
Ambientada durante las décadas de los 80 y 90 en Gujarat, sigue la historia del hombre que construyó un imperio del crimen a partir de la nada, convirtiéndose en el hombre más poderoso del estado.
Viva el Rock 2
Playback Singer
The musical drama is a sequel to the 2008 blockbuster 'Rock On' that tells the story of four friends and their passion for music. This time around, the film centers around the regional conflict prevailing in the North Eastern states of India.
Viva el Rock 2
Dialogue
The musical drama is a sequel to the 2008 blockbuster 'Rock On' that tells the story of four friends and their passion for music. This time around, the film centers around the regional conflict prevailing in the North Eastern states of India.
Viva el Rock 2
Aditya Shroff
The musical drama is a sequel to the 2008 blockbuster 'Rock On' that tells the story of four friends and their passion for music. This time around, the film centers around the regional conflict prevailing in the North Eastern states of India.
Viva el Rock 2
Producer
The musical drama is a sequel to the 2008 blockbuster 'Rock On' that tells the story of four friends and their passion for music. This time around, the film centers around the regional conflict prevailing in the North Eastern states of India.
Mirar de nuevo
Producer
Un artista desea casarse con su novia de la infancia y establecerse en la vida familiar. Sin embargo, su novio, que es un genio matemático, tiene miedo al compromiso y termina con ella justo antes de su boda. ¿Qué les deparará el futuro?
Wazir
Daanish Ali
'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.
Bangistan
Producer
Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, on a mission to change the world.
Dil Dhadakne Do
Dialogue
On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
Dil Dhadakne Do
Sunny Gill
On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
Dil Dhadakne Do
Producer
On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Siddharth Roy
An easy-going man ensures that the spark in his marriage stays strong by always apologizing and opting for the path of least conflict in his relationship. When his wife becomes pregnant and wishes to have the baby, he does not offer resistance, but is also not ready to be a father. How will their relationship evolve?
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Milkha Singh
La verdadera historia del corredor campeón del mundo "Flying Sikh" y del atleta olímpico Milkha Singh, quien superó la masacre de su familia, la guerra civil durante la división India-Pakistán y la falta de vivienda para convertirse en uno de los atletas más icónicos de la India.
Fukrey
Producer
Narra las desventuras de cuatro amigos de la universidad que junto a una gran variedad de coloridos personajes persiguen un sueño.
Bombay Talkies
Himself (uncredited)
One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.
Talaash
Producer
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Talaash
Dialogue
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Don 2
Screenplay
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Don 2
Story
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Don 2
Producer
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Don 2
Director
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Sólo se vive una vez
Dialogue
Kabir Dhiman, perteneciente a una familia acaudalada de constructores de Bombay, se propone a su novia de siempre, Natasha, ante el deleite de sus respectivas familias. Como despedida de soltería quiere irse de viaje con sus amigos Imran Habib y Arjun en cumplimiento de un pacto de sus años de adolescencia. El viaje será a España. El trío comenzará su viaje no plenamente consciente que Arjun aún no ha perdonado a Imran por su ruptura con Sunani. Durante el viaje les ocurrirá infinidad de historias.
Sólo se vive una vez
Producer
Kabir Dhiman, perteneciente a una familia acaudalada de constructores de Bombay, se propone a su novia de siempre, Natasha, ante el deleite de sus respectivas familias. Como despedida de soltería quiere irse de viaje con sus amigos Imran Habib y Arjun en cumplimiento de un pacto de sus años de adolescencia. El viaje será a España. El trío comenzará su viaje no plenamente consciente que Arjun aún no ha perdonado a Imran por su ruptura con Sunani. Durante el viaje les ocurrirá infinidad de historias.
Sólo se vive una vez
Imran Qureshi
Kabir Dhiman, perteneciente a una familia acaudalada de constructores de Bombay, se propone a su novia de siempre, Natasha, ante el deleite de sus respectivas familias. Como despedida de soltería quiere irse de viaje con sus amigos Imran Habib y Arjun en cumplimiento de un pacto de sus años de adolescencia. El viaje será a España. El trío comenzará su viaje no plenamente consciente que Arjun aún no ha perdonado a Imran por su ruptura con Sunani. Durante el viaje les ocurrirá infinidad de historias.
Game
Producer
Four strangers are invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra, to his private island of Samos, Greece. They don't know each other and they don't know him ... and by the next morning they will wish they had never come.
Game
Dialogue
Four strangers are invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra, to his private island of Samos, Greece. They don't know each other and they don't know him ... and by the next morning they will wish they had never come.
Karthik Calling Karthik
Producer
A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.
Karthik Calling Karthik
Karthik
A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.
Luck by Chance
Producer
Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
Luck by Chance
Vikram Jaisingh
Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
¡A Roquear!
Dialogue
Aditya, Joe, Kedar and Rob form a rock band, but break up after they fail to make a success of it. They establish regular lives until they decide to reunite and take another shot at fulfilling their dreams.
¡A Roquear!
Producer
Aditya, Joe, Kedar and Rob form a rock band, but break up after they fail to make a success of it. They establish regular lives until they decide to reunite and take another shot at fulfilling their dreams.
¡A Roquear!
Aditya Shroff
Aditya, Joe, Kedar and Rob form a rock band, but break up after they fail to make a success of it. They establish regular lives until they decide to reunite and take another shot at fulfilling their dreams.
Positive
Producer
Years ago, when Abhijit was a boy, he learned his father was involved in extramarital relationships. He kept it secret for several years, until tension rose too high and he left for Cape Town. Time passes and Abhijit is called by his mother. His father had contracted the AIDS virus. It was up to Abhijit to be the bigger person to comfort his father, even after all he had done, in his last moments of life.
Positive
Director
Years ago, when Abhijit was a boy, he learned his father was involved in extramarital relationships. He kept it secret for several years, until tension rose too high and he left for Cape Town. Time passes and Abhijit is called by his mother. His father had contracted the AIDS virus. It was up to Abhijit to be the bigger person to comfort his father, even after all he had done, in his last moments of life.
Aventuras de luna de miel
Producer
Six newly-married, diverse, honeymooning couples face marital bliss and discord, finding out more about themselves, their significant others and life in this happy-go-lucky, quirky drama.
Don
Story
Remake de "Don", de Amitabh Bachchan (1978). Don, un temible capo de la mafia india, resulta gravemente herido en una emboscada policial. Cuando se extiende la voz de que ha fallecido en el incidente, se busca a un hombre de paja, un doble exacto del gángster, para que ocupe su lugar.
Don
Producer
Remake de "Don", de Amitabh Bachchan (1978). Don, un temible capo de la mafia india, resulta gravemente herido en una emboscada policial. Cuando se extiende la voz de que ha fallecido en el incidente, se busca a un hombre de paja, un doble exacto del gángster, para que ocupe su lugar.
Don
Dialogue
Remake de "Don", de Amitabh Bachchan (1978). Don, un temible capo de la mafia india, resulta gravemente herido en una emboscada policial. Cuando se extiende la voz de que ha fallecido en el incidente, se busca a un hombre de paja, un doble exacto del gángster, para que ocupe su lugar.
Don
Director
Remake de "Don", de Amitabh Bachchan (1978). Don, un temible capo de la mafia india, resulta gravemente herido en una emboscada policial. Cuando se extiende la voz de que ha fallecido en el incidente, se busca a un hombre de paja, un doble exacto del gángster, para que ocupe su lugar.
Lakshya
Producer
Un hombre adulto sin rumbo, desempleado e irresponsable se une al ejército y madura hasta convertirse en un héroe del campo de batalla.
Lakshya
Director
Un hombre adulto sin rumbo, desempleado e irresponsable se une al ejército y madura hasta convertirse en un héroe del campo de batalla.
Do You Thing
Screenplay
Tres jóvenes, Akash, Sameer y Siddharth, son amigos cercanos, pero sus gustos y formas de ser son completamente incompatibles. Así que cuando Siddharth se enamora de una mujer mucho mayor, Tara, una mujer que no ha tenido éxito en mantener intacto su matrimonio y que además arrastra una dependencia del alcohol, la brecha entre el trío se ensancha, obligándoles a separarse. Años más tarde volverán a reunirse, siendo ya mucho más maduros y comprensivos.
Do You Thing
Dialogue
Tres jóvenes, Akash, Sameer y Siddharth, son amigos cercanos, pero sus gustos y formas de ser son completamente incompatibles. Así que cuando Siddharth se enamora de una mujer mucho mayor, Tara, una mujer que no ha tenido éxito en mantener intacto su matrimonio y que además arrastra una dependencia del alcohol, la brecha entre el trío se ensancha, obligándoles a separarse. Años más tarde volverán a reunirse, siendo ya mucho más maduros y comprensivos.
Do You Thing
Story
Tres jóvenes, Akash, Sameer y Siddharth, son amigos cercanos, pero sus gustos y formas de ser son completamente incompatibles. Así que cuando Siddharth se enamora de una mujer mucho mayor, Tara, una mujer que no ha tenido éxito en mantener intacto su matrimonio y que además arrastra una dependencia del alcohol, la brecha entre el trío se ensancha, obligándoles a separarse. Años más tarde volverán a reunirse, siendo ya mucho más maduros y comprensivos.
Do You Thing
Producer
Tres jóvenes, Akash, Sameer y Siddharth, son amigos cercanos, pero sus gustos y formas de ser son completamente incompatibles. Así que cuando Siddharth se enamora de una mujer mucho mayor, Tara, una mujer que no ha tenido éxito en mantener intacto su matrimonio y que además arrastra una dependencia del alcohol, la brecha entre el trío se ensancha, obligándoles a separarse. Años más tarde volverán a reunirse, siendo ya mucho más maduros y comprensivos.
Do You Thing
Director
Tres jóvenes, Akash, Sameer y Siddharth, son amigos cercanos, pero sus gustos y formas de ser son completamente incompatibles. Así que cuando Siddharth se enamora de una mujer mucho mayor, Tara, una mujer que no ha tenido éxito en mantener intacto su matrimonio y que además arrastra una dependencia del alcohol, la brecha entre el trío se ensancha, obligándoles a separarse. Años más tarde volverán a reunirse, siendo ya mucho más maduros y comprensivos.
Yudhra
Screenplay
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Yudhra
Story
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Dialogue
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Producer
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