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==Early and personal life==
Farhan Akhtar was born to screenwriters [[Javed Akhtar]] and [[Honey Irani]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai). His sister is writer–director [[Zoya Akhtar]]. His parents divorced during his early days, and his father married [[Shabana Azmi]] in 1984.<ref name="TB1">{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/216515/farhan-akhtar-for-the-love-of-friendship/ |title=Farhan Akhtar: For the love of friendship |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |author=Indo-Asian News Service |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016213958/http://tribune.com.pk/story/216515/farhan-akhtar-for-the-love-of-friendship/ |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref> Akhtar has termed his parents the "harshest" critics in his career, and also considered [[Robert De Niro]] as an "inspiration" in the film industry.<ref name="Masand's interview">{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-would-have-loved-to-be-the-fifth-beatle-farhan/73041-8.html |title=I'm a director who acts: Farhan Akhtar |work=CNN-IBN |author=Rajeev Masand |date=7 September 2008 |access-date=12 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614032604/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-would-have-loved-to-be-the-fifth-beatle-farhan/73041-8.html |archive-date=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="TOI1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Farhan-Akhtar-wants-to-work-with-Salman-Khan/articleshow/10969976.cms? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203232045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Farhan-Akhtar-wants-to-work-with-Salman-Khan/articleshow/10969976.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2011 |title=Farhan Akhtar wants to work with Salman Khan |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 March 2012 |date=3 December 2011 |author=Indo-Asian News Service|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service }}</ref> Akhtar is of [[Zoroastrian]] [[Irani (India)|Irani]] origin, from his mother's side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/happy-nowruz-bollywood-stars-who-have-got-little-parsi-in-them-1439893554.html?seq=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107004245/http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/happy-nowruz-bollywood-stars-who-have-got-little-parsi-in-them-1439893554.html?seq=2|url-status=dead|title=Happy Navroze: List of Bollywood stars who are Parsi | Catch News|archivedate=7 January 2017}}</ref> Akhtar grew up in an agnostic environment and along with his sister Zoya and father Javed Akhtar; he does not believe in any religion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-self-proclaimed-celebrity-atheists/21972/4 |title=10 Self-Proclaimed Celebrity Atheists | Entertainment | iDiva.com | Page 4 |publisher=iDiva.com |access-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203026/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-self-proclaimed-celebrity-atheists/21972/4 |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/celebs-who-are-atheist/Farhan-Akhtar/articleshow/45068648.cms|title=Celebs who are atheist|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004000245/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/celebs-who-are-atheist/Farhan-Akhtar/articleshow/45068648.cms|archive-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Farhan Akthar and Adhuna Akthar.jpg|thumb|Farhan Akhtar with his ex-wife [[Adhuna Akhtar]].]]
He is the grandson of Urdu poet [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]] and great-grandson of poet [[Muztar Khairabadi]]. Muztar Khairabadi was grandson of [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]], who was a scholar of Islamic studies and theology, notably edited the first [[Diwan (poetry)|diwan]] of [[Mirza Ghalib]] on his request, and later became an important figure during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] in his native [[Khairabad, Sitapur|Khairabad]].
<ref name=sat>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1796 Jan Nisar Akhtar Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302184009/https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1796 |date=2 March 2018 }} ''The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature'' (Volume Two) (D -J). by Amaresh Datta. [[Sahitya Akademi]], 2006. {{ISBN|81-260-1194-7}}. pp. 1796–97.</ref>
.<ref name="Muztar">{{Cite web|url=http://urduadab4u.blogspot.com/2012/02/muztar-khairabadi-renowned-urdu-poet.html|title=URDU ADAB: Muztar Khairabadi; a Renowned Urdu Poet|first=Israr|last=Ahmad|date=20 February 2012|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129063928/http://urduadab4u.blogspot.com/2012/02/muztar-khairabadi-renowned-urdu-poet.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Farah Khan]] and [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]].<ref name="TOI2">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-30/neeru-saluja/30459201_1_farhan-akhtar-karthik-directorial-debut |title=Farhan Rocks... |work=The Times of India |author=Neeru Saluja |date=30 November 2011 |accessdate=17 March 2012 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034636/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-30/neeru-saluja/30459201_1_farhan-akhtar-karthik-directorial-debut |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/17/bollywood-journal-career-favorites-from-farah-khan/ |title=Bollywood Journal: Career Favorites from Farah Khan |work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Beth |last=Watkins |date=17 January 2012 |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319054343/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/17/bollywood-journal-career-favorites-from-farah-khan/ |archive-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> He studied at Maneckji Cooper school in [[Mumbai]], and went on to study for a law degree from the [[HR College]], also in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-just-how-educated-are-bollywood-stars/20120112.htm |title=Just How Educated Are These Bollywood Actors? |publisher=Rediff |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=20 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716113043/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-just-how-educated-are-bollywood-stars/20120112.htm |archive-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>
He married [[Adhuna Akhtar|Adhuna Bhabani]] in 2000, after being in a relationship with her for 3 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2009/may/04/slide-show-7-actors-whose-spouses-are-not-from-film-world.htm |title=Stars, and their lesser known loves |publisher=Rediff |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=27 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017001221/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2009/may/04/slide-show-7-actors-whose-spouses-are-not-from-film-world.htm |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Haimanti Mukherjee |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-19/news-interviews/30172336_1_characters-actor-child |title=Men hit on Farhan Akhtar |work=The Times of India |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615100615/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-19/news-interviews/30172336_1_characters-actor-child |url-status=live }}</ref> They first met during the filming of his directorial debut ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'', which also marked Adhuna's debut as a Bollywood hairstylist.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's official: Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna call it quits after 15 years of marriage|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-and-wife-adhuna-call-it-quits-after-16-years-of-marriage-2593660.html|website=Firstpost|access-date=5 March 2016|date=22 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223030113/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-and-wife-adhuna-call-it-quits-after-16-years-of-marriage-2593660.html|archive-date=23 February 2016}}</ref> The couple have two daughters named Shakya and Akira.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-bollywoods-cougar-couples-2322669.html |title=Bollywood's cougar couples! |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |first=Bincy |last=Pillai |date=3 August 2011 |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511194045/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-bollywoods-cougar-couples-2322669.html |archive-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> On 21 January 2016, the couple officially announced their separation after 16 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/farhan-akhtar-and-wife-adhuna-split-after-15-years-of-marriage/16884179|title=Farhan Akhtar and wife Adhuna split after 16 years of marriage|work=Mid Day|date=21 January 2016|access-date=21 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122162710/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/farhan-akhtar-and-wife-adhuna-split-after-15-years-of-marriage/16884179|archive-date=22 January 2016}}</ref>
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