Happy 50th birthday Farhan Akhtar: Lesser known facts and upcoming films

Farhan Akhtar is a writer, director, producer, actor, singer, and composer. As he turns 50 today, we celebrate his birthday by sharing some lesser known facts about him and upcoming movies

As Farhan Akhtar marks his 50th birthday celebration today, this is a moment to praise a few of his remarkable performances that not only melted everybody's hearts, but also heightened our admiration for him. From a director of Dil Chahta Hai in 2001 to demonstrating his acting ability in the 2008 film Rock On, Farhan has delivered some truly memorable films, earning widespread recognition.
 

Beyond being an actor, he's a flexible artist, succeeding as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and singer. With an exceptional professional direction, fans enthusiastically expect additional intriguing projects from him in 2024. Let's know his future projects alongside his lesser known facts on this special day.

Happy Birthday Farhan Akhtar: 3 lesser known facts

Farhan's 2001 directorial debut- Dil Chahta Hai

Farhan's 2001 directorial debut was notable in many ways. It set another benchmark for cinematic language; both in dialogues and visuals, which proceeded to characterise Farhan's style as a filmmaker and writer.

Third directorial in 2006- Don

Farhan gave the title character, played by Shah Rukh Khan, a completely new makeover in his third directorial attempt, the 2006 adaptation of Chandra Barot's 1978 classic crime thriller.

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2008 acting debut- Rock On!!

Farhan also wrote the dialogues for Abhishek Kapoor's buddy musical when he made his acting debut in 2008. Years after his character exits his rock band, his wife (Prachi Desai) requests that he reignite the rockstar inside.

Happy Birthday Farhan Akhtar: Upcoming projects 

Toofan

The film marks Farhan Akhtar's second attempt into a sports flick after Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Under the direction of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film highlights Farhan as an orphaned kid raised in the city of Mumbai. For this film, the actor went through a significant physical change to assume the part of a boxer.
 

Don 3

While individuals have been requesting the Dil Chahta Hai sequel, Farhan Akhtar's startling declaration of Don 3 featuring Ranveer Singh left fans excited and astonished. The film is planned to be released in 2025.

Jee Le Zaraa

With Farhan Akhtar as the director and co-writer, this profoundly expected female road trip movie stars gifted Bollywood actresses like Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in lead roles.

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Fire

In 2021, Farhan Akhtar and Saif Ali Khan's action-thriller Fire were announced; in any case, at this point, there are no reports with respect to its release date or affirmation of its ongoing status.