Farhan Akhtar
Indian actor
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| 2025 | Farhan Akhtar is involved in two upcoming film projects: 'Superboys of Malegaon' and 'Ground Zero', where he is credited in both films. |
| 2025 | Farhan Akhtar serves as executive producer for the film 'Dabba Cartel' |
| 2025 | Farhan Akhtar is involved in the film 'Superboys of Malegaon', though his specific role is not detailed |
| 2025 | Scheduled to appear as himself in 'The Roshans' |
| 2024 | Slated to be executive producer for 'Dabba Cartel' |
| 2024 | Scheduled to appear in multiple films including 'Madgaon Express', 'Boong', 'Yudhra', and 'Agni'. |
| 2023 | Voiced Ben Andrews in 'The Archies' and provided dialogues for the film. |
| 2023 | Received the Kamla Bhasin Award for his efforts in promoting gender equality in South Asia. |
| 2023 | Continued his executive production work with 'Dahaad' and began producing 'Bambai Meri Jaan' |
| 2022 | Appeared as Waleed in the Marvel series 'Ms. Marvel' in the episode 'Seeing Red', and became executive producer of 'Eternally Confused and Eager for Love' |
| February 19 2022 | Married Shibani Dandekar in a non-religious ceremony at his Khandala farmhouse. |
| 2021 | Starred in the drama Toofaan. |
| May 21 2021 | Starred in Toofan, a sports drama directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video after receiving boxing training for the role. |
| 2019 | Became executive producer for two television series: 'Made in Heaven' and 'Fukrey Boyzzz' |
| 2019 | Acted in the drama The Sky Is Pink. |
| 2019 | Released his album 'Echoes', featuring 12 songs including tracks like 'Rearview Mirror', 'Seagull', and 'Solitary Childhood'. |
| 2018 | Sang 'I Don't Know' for the film Bharat Ane Nenu |
| 2018 | Began executive producing the crime drama series 'Mirzapur' |
| 2018 | Farhan Akhtar began dating VJ Shibani Dandekar. |
| 2017 | Portrayed a Dawood Ibrahim-like mafia don named Maqsood in the film Daddy, co-starring Arjun Rampal. |
| 2017 | Started serving as executive producer for the series 'Inside Edge' |
| September 15 2017 | Starred in the prison drama Lucknow Central, a film about prisoners forming a music band, which was released and received mixed reviews. |
| April 24 2017 | Divorce from Adhuna Bhabani was finalized, with Bhabani gaining custody of their two daughters. |
| 2016 | Recorded multiple songs for Rock On 2, including 'Jaago', 'You Know What I Mean', 'Manzar Naya', and 'Woh Jahaan'. Also performed 'Atrangi Yaari' for the film Wazir |
| 2016 | Appeared in the crime thriller Wazir. |
| 2016 | Appointed as the Regional UN Women Ambassador for South Asia. |
| 2016 | Reprised his role as Aditya Shroff in the rock musical drama Rock On 2, a sequel to Rock On!! |
| January 21 2016 | Akhtar and Adhuna Bhabani announced their separation after 16 years of marriage. |
| 2015 | Farhan Akhtar began hosting the television show 'I Can Do That' |
| 2015 | Starred in the family drama Dil Dhadakne Do. |
| 2014 | Acted alongside Vidya Balan in the romantic comedy Shaadi Ke Side Effects, directed by Saket Chaudhary. |
| 2013 | Portrayed athlete Milkha Singh in the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. |
| August 2012 | Following the sexual assault and murder of lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha, Akhtar was inspired to launch the social campaign Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD). |
| 2011 | Wrote, produced, and directed 'Don 2', a sequel to his 2006 film 'Don', marking his return to directing after a nearly 5-year gap. The film was a major success and became the highest-grossing Bollywood production in overseas markets that year. |
| 2011 | Wrote and produced the mystery thriller 'Game', directed by Abhinay Deo and featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Boman Irani, and Jimmy Shergill, which received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. |
| 2011 | Farhan Akhtar performed multiple songs for the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, including 'Señorita' and 'Toh Zinda Ho Tum' |
| 2011 | Directed Don 2. Also starred in, wrote dialogues for, and produced Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, winning Filmfare Awards for Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Dialogue. |
| 2010 | Acted in and produced Karthik Calling Karthik, a psychological thriller directed by Vijay Lalwani, where he played the introvert character Karthik opposite Deepika Padukone. |
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