Sajid khan and farhan akhtar relation

He wears multiple hats — that of a director, actor, musician, producer, writer and singer. So, it’s not surprising that Farhan Akhtar is busy round the clock. As we catch up with him at his sea-facing home in Bandra, the multifaceted personality talks about his directorial journey, how he made his first film, Dil Chahta Hai (DCH; 2001), and more. Farhan Akhtar on making films, writing scripts and why he remade Don.(AFP) Did you always dream of being a director? Not really. When I started out, I was adamant that I wanted to make DCH because that story was very close to me. I was working as an assistant director initially, so I knew that I wanted to do something related to this field. But whether I would continue to direct films was a big question. I realised that I enjoyed direction while making DCH. The process of putting a film together, and working with the cast and crew, felt good. That’s when I realised that I wanted to take this further. When did you write DCH? I guess that happened when I was working in the ad world for three years as an assistant director. The experience of working as an assistant director, and the whole discipline of writing got instilled in my system. That’s when I started thinking about the story of DCH, and making it into a film. A still from Dil Chahta Hai, Farhan’s debut as a filmmaker. Both your parents, Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, are writers. Was writing never your first choice? In all honesty, direction happened due to a selfish need to ...

A lot of prominent faces from Bollywood were named in the #MeToo movement a few months back. Many of the filmmakers, actors and technicians were accused of sexual misconduct by women. Among them, filmmaker Sajid Khan's name came up in multiple accounts by women. Khan, who has directed several hit comedy films, denied the accusations but his cousin, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar states that he should apologise to those he had offended. Akhtar says he feels a sense of guilt for not being aware of the indecent behaviour of his cousin. Sajid was accused of sexual harassment by two women -- actor Saloni Chopra and a journalist, following which he stepped down as the director of 'Housefull 4'.When the allegations had surfaced, Farhan, who has been a vocal supporter of #MeToo movement, was one of the first celebrities to react and had termed them as "shocking." "Everytime something like this has happened in the public domain, I've been very vocal with my opinion. When it came to someone within my family, I felt silence on that front would be very, very hypocritical," Farhan said. "So pretty much on the first day when three women came out and spoke, I felt it was important for me to speak out. Sajid, being my brother, I need to now work with him, try to figure out how he can see this thing through and how it is that he can make the women who have been affected by his actions, somehow feel better," he added. The actor was in conversation with journalist Barkha Dutt at We The Women ...

Bio/Wiki Full name Sajid Kamran Khan [1] Profession(s) Director, Actor, Comedian, TV Host Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters - 173 cm in meters - 1.73 m in feet & inches - 5’ 8” Weight (approx.) in kilograms - 85 kg in pounds - 187 lbs Eye Colour Brown Hair Colour Black Career Debut TV (Host): Superhit Muqabla (1990) aired on DD Metro Film (Actor): Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998) as Chunky Film (Director and Writer): Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) for the opening story of the film Awards • 2004: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor – Music & Film-Based Show ‘Ikke Pe Ikka’ • 2013: Zee Cine Award for Power Club – Box Office Award for Housefull 2 • 2017: Zee Rishtey Award for Favourite TV Judge for India’s Best Dramebaaz Personal Life Date of Birth 23 November 1971 (Monday) [2] Age (as of 2022) 51 Years Birthplace Bombay, Maharashtra Zodiac sign Scorpio Nationality Indian Hometown Mumbai, Maharashtra School Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai, Maharashtra College/University SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts Chauhan Institute of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai Educational Qualification Graduation in Psychology [3] Religion Zoroastrianism [4] Address Sanjay Plaza, A. B. Nair Road, Juhu, Mumbai Controversies • Tiff with Ashutosh Gowarikar In 2009, the Indian director [5] • #MeToo Campaign Against Him In 2018, during the [6] • Demand for removal from Bigg Boss 16 After the name of Sajid Khan appeared as one o...

Mumbai: Farah Khan Friday said the sexual harassment allegations against her filmmaker-brother Sajid Khan are "heartbreaking". In a statement, posted on Twitter, the director-choreographer, said she completely stands in solidarity with any woman who has faced harassment. "This is a heartbreaking time for my family. We have to work through some very difficult issues. If my brother has behaved in this manner, he has a lot to atone for. I don't in any way endorse this behaviour and stand in solidarity with any woman who has been hurt," she wrote. This is a heartbreaking time for my family.We have to work through some very difficult issues. If my brother has behaved in this manner he has a lot to atone for.I don’t in any way endorse this behavior and Stand in solidarity with any woman who has been hurt.— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) Sajid was accused of sexual harassment by two women, actor Saloni Chopra and a journalist. Following the allegations, Sajid Friday stepped down as the director of ‘Housefull 4.’ In a post on Twitter, the director said he was taking the "moral responsibility" to step down till he can allay the allegations. "In the wake of the allegations against me and the pressure being put on my family, my producer and the stars of my film 'Housefull 4', I must take the moral responsibility of stepping down from my directorial post, till the time I can allay the allegations and prove the truth. Request my friends in the media to kindly not pass judgment till the tru...

Actor, singer and director Farhan Akhtar is maintaining that their family did not know about cousin Farhan Akhtar is Sajid Khan’s cousin. He has said that he is shocked by the allegations made against Sajid.(PTI) Sajid has been accused of sexual harassment by an actor, an assistant director and a journalist. Farhan shared a tweet on Friday writing how he is shocked by the allegations levelled against his cousin and said ‘he will have to find a way to atone for his alleged actions.’ Sajid’s sister Amrita reacted to their statements saying it was hard to believe that Sajid’s family did not know about his behaviour. “It was fairly well known that @SimplySajidK is a creep and is completely inappropriate as far as his conduct with women goes. I was warned to stay away from him if I ever came across him. I refuse to believe that it has come as a surprise to ppl from the industry or his family,” she wrote in a tweet. Farhan decided to react to Amrita’s tweet by calling it a ‘conspiracy theory.’ “I deeply resent your insinuation that me or my family knew of his behaviour yet did nothing. Your anger is justified. Your conspiracy theories not,” he wrote in a tweet. Amrita then apologised to Farhan saying she didn’t realise he was related to Sajid. “My tweet was not directed to you. Are you related? Pardon my ignorance. Also it’s not fair to generalise as I did. My apologies. However @SimplySajidK’s misconducts were fairly well known. I’m surprised that it’s come as a shock,” she wro...

By India Today Web Desk: Sajid Khan was named and shamed by multiple women during the #MeToo wave in Bollywood. The filmmaker has been accused of indecent behaviour, ranging from pulling his p***s out during interactions to asking actresses to strip for him. Farhan Akhtar, who is Sajid's maternal cousin, condemned his alleged sexual misconduct on Twitter. "I cannot adequately stress how shocked, disappointed and heartbroken I am to read the stories about Sajid's behaviour. I don't know how but he will have to find a way to atone for his alleged actions," he wrote. It looks like Farhan's stand on the issue has driven a wedge between him and Sajid's sister Farah Khan. A leading publication reports that Farah is extremely upset with the way Farhan responded to the allegations and is no longer on talking terms with him. "Not that Farah expected Farhan to speak in Sajid's support, but being family, the least Farhan and his sister Zoya could've done was to hold Farah's hand during this hour of crisis, or so Farah believed. Instead, Farhan openly criticised Sajid's conduct on Twitter and described Sajid as a shame to the family," a source revealed. ALSO READ | Mandana Karimi: Sajid Khan asked me to remove my clothes ALSO READ | Rachel White: Sajid Khan told me if I could seduce him, the role was mine ALSO READ | Saloni Chopra: Sajid Khan told me casting couch was not about one-time sex ALSO READ | Journalist accuses Sajid Khan: He talked about how large his p**** is ALSO WATCH | ...

The last two months has seen the Me Too campaign take social media, and the nation, by storm. The world of Indian cinema, especially, has been turned upside down with many women coming out with allegations. Women have spoken about the sexual harassment they faced years ago, and now they are coming out in the open with names. One name that was common, and took the industry by shock, was Sajid Khan. Not only actors Saloni Chopra, Rachel White, and Simran Puri shared their horrific stories, but even journalist Karishma Upadhyay opened up about the sexual harassment she faced at the hands of Sajid Khan. The allegations were so major that it led Sajid to step down from the directorial post of his upcoming movie, Housefull 4. At a recent event, Sajid's cousin and actor Farhan Akhtar spoke about the MeToo allegations against him at length and felt guilty about not knowing what has been going on in the family. I cannot adequately stress how shocked, disappointed and heartbroken I am to read the stories about Sajid's behaviour. I don't know how but he will have to find a way to atone for his alleged actions.— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) At the ‘We The Women' event held in Mumbai, Farhan said, "Every time something like this has happened in the public domain, I have been very vocal with my opinion. When it came to someone within my family, I felt silence on that front would be very, very hypocritical. So pretty much on the first day when three women came out and spoke, I felt it w...

Mumbai: Farah Khan Friday said the sexual harassment allegations against her filmmaker-brother Sajid Khan are "heartbreaking". In a statement, posted on Twitter, the director-choreographer, said she completely stands in solidarity with any woman who has faced harassment. "This is a heartbreaking time for my family. We have to work through some very difficult issues. If my brother has behaved in this manner, he has a lot to atone for. I don't in any way endorse this behaviour and stand in solidarity with any woman who has been hurt," she wrote. This is a heartbreaking time for my family.We have to work through some very difficult issues. If my brother has behaved in this manner he has a lot to atone for.I don’t in any way endorse this behavior and Stand in solidarity with any woman who has been hurt.— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) Sajid was accused of sexual harassment by two women, actor Saloni Chopra and a journalist. Following the allegations, Sajid Friday stepped down as the director of ‘Housefull 4.’ In a post on Twitter, the director said he was taking the "moral responsibility" to step down till he can allay the allegations. "In the wake of the allegations against me and the pressure being put on my family, my producer and the stars of my film 'Housefull 4', I must take the moral responsibility of stepping down from my directorial post, till the time I can allay the allegations and prove the truth. Request my friends in the media to kindly not pass judgment till the tru...

The last two months has seen the Me Too campaign take social media, and the nation, by storm. The world of Indian cinema, especially, has been turned upside down with many women coming out with allegations. Women have spoken about the sexual harassment they faced years ago, and now they are coming out in the open with names. One name that was common, and took the industry by shock, was Sajid Khan. Not only actors Saloni Chopra, Rachel White, and Simran Puri shared their horrific stories, but even journalist Karishma Upadhyay opened up about the sexual harassment she faced at the hands of Sajid Khan. The allegations were so major that it led Sajid to step down from the directorial post of his upcoming movie, Housefull 4. At a recent event, Sajid's cousin and actor Farhan Akhtar spoke about the MeToo allegations against him at length and felt guilty about not knowing what has been going on in the family. I cannot adequately stress how shocked, disappointed and heartbroken I am to read the stories about Sajid's behaviour. I don't know how but he will have to find a way to atone for his alleged actions.— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) At the ‘We The Women' event held in Mumbai, Farhan said, "Every time something like this has happened in the public domain, I have been very vocal with my opinion. When it came to someone within my family, I felt silence on that front would be very, very hypocritical. So pretty much on the first day when three women came out and spoke, I felt it w...

Actor, singer and director Farhan Akhtar is maintaining that their family did not know about cousin Farhan Akhtar is Sajid Khan’s cousin. He has said that he is shocked by the allegations made against Sajid.(PTI) Sajid has been accused of sexual harassment by an actor, an assistant director and a journalist. Farhan shared a tweet on Friday writing how he is shocked by the allegations levelled against his cousin and said ‘he will have to find a way to atone for his alleged actions.’ Sajid’s sister Amrita reacted to their statements saying it was hard to believe that Sajid’s family did not know about his behaviour. “It was fairly well known that @SimplySajidK is a creep and is completely inappropriate as far as his conduct with women goes. I was warned to stay away from him if I ever came across him. I refuse to believe that it has come as a surprise to ppl from the industry or his family,” she wrote in a tweet. Farhan decided to react to Amrita’s tweet by calling it a ‘conspiracy theory.’ “I deeply resent your insinuation that me or my family knew of his behaviour yet did nothing. Your anger is justified. Your conspiracy theories not,” he wrote in a tweet. Amrita then apologised to Farhan saying she didn’t realise he was related to Sajid. “My tweet was not directed to you. Are you related? Pardon my ignorance. Also it’s not fair to generalise as I did. My apologies. However @SimplySajidK’s misconducts were fairly well known. I’m surprised that it’s come as a shock,” she wro...