Bollywood Talented Actor: Bollywood industry is full of multitalented stars. Many stars are experts in many other skills along with acting. Today we will tell you about one such star who has not only won the hearts of people with his acting but is also known for his excellent film direction. He is none other than Farhan Akhtar. Today, January 9, is the birthday of actor and director Farhan Akhtar. On this occasion, let us tell you some interesting things about his career.
Took headlines by making first film
Farhan Akhtar is the son of famous lyricist and screenplay writer Javed Akhtar. Before coming into acting, Farhan Akhtar had become a director. He directed the movie ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ released in 2001 and with his first film, he was included in the list of famous directors. Aamir Khan, Akshay Khanna and Saif Ali Khan’s film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ proved to be average in terms of earnings, but everyone was a fan of their ability.
Two films made on superhit movie
In the year 2006, Farhan Akhtar became famous by making the remake of a 46 year old cult classic film. The name of that movie is ‘Don’. Shahrukh Khan played the lead role in this. Actually, this movie was a remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Don’ released in 1978. Farhan Akhtar not only directed the film but was also the producer. After its release, ‘Don’ dominated the box office. According to Bollywood Hungama, Rs 105 crore was collected worldwide.
Both films printed more than 300 crores
After five years, Farhan Akhtar directed ‘Don 2’. This time also Shahrukh Khan was in the lead role. This film also proved successful at the box office. In fact, ‘Don 2’ had collected more than ‘Don’ at the box office. According to Bollywood Hungama, Shahrukh Khan The film ‘Don 2’ had collected Rs 209.55 crore worldwide. In this way both the films had earned more than Rs 300 crore at the box office.
Showed his talent in acting
Farhan Akhtar is not only a director but also a great actor. He started his acting career in the year 2008 with the film ‘Rock On’. Although this film proved to be average in terms of earnings, his acting was highly praised. After this he was seen in ‘Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara’ which proved to be a hit. ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, released in 2013, proved to be the turning point for Farhan’s career. In this, he made a lot of headlines by playing the role of the famous runner Milkha Singh and the film proved to be a superhit at the box office.
