Farhan Akhtar, an Indian Bollywood film director and actor, was born in Mumbai, India in 1974.

Farhan Akhtar, an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television personality who works in Hindi cinema, was born on January 9, 1974. He grew up in Mumbai, the son of screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, and was influenced by the Hindi film business. He began his Bollywood career as an assistant director on the films Lamhe and Himalay Putra.
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