FILM DIRECTOR

Farhan Akhtar

1974 - Today

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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 the coming-of-age film Dil Chahta Hai (2001), receiving critical acclaim for portraying realistic modern Indian youth, and winning the National Award for Best Hindi Film and Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics) and Best Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farhan Akhtar has received more than 10,251,225 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Farhan Akhtar is the 1,928th most popular film director (down from 1,757th in 2019), the 1,247th most popular biography from India (down from 1,059th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Farhan Akhtar ranks 1,928 out of 2,041. Before him are Călin Peter Netzer, Gracia Querejeta, S. Shankar, Mark Dindal, Chris Terrio, and Jenji Kohan. After him are Jay Duplass, Jeff Cronenweth, Casey Neistat, Loren Bouchard, Miranda July, and Fanta Régina Nacro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Farhan Akhtar ranks 735. Before him are Ömer Çatkıç, Radek Černý, María Vento-Kabchi, Krisztina Tóth, Ibrahim Suwayed, and Paul Manning. After him are Chae Ji-hoon, Guilherme de Cássio Alves, Hiroyasu Shimizu, Didier Angibeaud, Liu Fang, and Hanka Kupfernagel.

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In India

Among people born in India, Farhan Akhtar ranks 1,247 out of 1,861. Before him are S. Shankar (1963), Syed Kirmani (1949), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Bhumika Chawla (1978), Ashish Vidyarthi (1962), and Mahesh Manjrekar (1958). After him are Ali Fazal (1986), Bhagyashree (1969), Randhir Singh Gentle (1922), Ritika Singh (1994), Sangeeta Bijlani (1960), and K. P. A. C. Lalitha (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Farhan Akhtar ranks 50. Before him are Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Kiran Rao (1973), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Sai Paranjpye (1938), Prabhu Deva (1973), and S. Shankar (1963). After him are Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Anurag Kashyap (1972), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), S. J. Suryah (1968), Zoya Akhtar (1972), and Ketan Mehta (1952).

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