WOAH! THIS HERO'S CELEBRITY DAD BECOMES THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD!
Home > Tamil Movies > Tamil Cinema NewsFarhan Akhtar is one of the multi-faceted artists of the film industry. Started off with being an assistant director in in Lamhe (1991) and Himalay Putra (1997), Farhan chose his next destination to be production by establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani, made his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai (2001).
No one can forget his Hollywood debut as a lyricist in Bride and Prejudice (2004), nor his second National Award for his official debut Rock On!! (2008) for Best Feature Film in Hindi as producer, while the first one was for his directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai.
He was born to celebrated parents Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. Honey Irani is a well-known screenwriter and actress, just as Javed is a political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter. Incidentally, Javed is the recipient of 5 National Awards.
In a recent share by Farhan, he congratulates his dad on being the first Indian to acquire the Richard Dawkins award. He says, "Congratulations pa.. for being the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins Award for critical thinking and advancing humanist values. You absolutely and unequivocally deserve it. So so proud."
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