A biography for Farhan Akhtarhasn’t been written yet.
“Every movie gets exactly what it deserves.”
“I remember so clearly as a kid, my biggest problem in life was I used to never follow up on anything.”
“For 'Rock On,' we not only acted as rock musicians; we also went into the studio to record songs and jammed live to get the concert feel right.”
“I think if I had a choice, I'd like to be in a film with De Niro.”
“As the director, you are the organiser who has to have all the answers. You are the person with maximum clarity.”
“When I watched Guru Dutt's films, they just blew my mind.”
“If you had a fabricated story coming out every two weeks or every month, it would affect you. You would be like, 'What's the problem with people?' or 'Why can't they let me be?' And that's the thought that comes into anyone's mind.”
“To me, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is definitely a landmark. It has taught me so much.”
“I think nothing can be taken for granted - be it the fact that you get to work with a certain kind of talent, certain kinds of budgets, or that the audience looks forward to your work.”
“Even within escapist cinema, if you find a good story to tell, it will do well.”
“Most Hindi movies tend to dramatise events. They are very dialogue heavy. Characters don't speak like people normally do in real life.”
“Being a parent to my daughters, son to my parents, and friends to many people, I would wish for a society that's fair to everyone, that's free of prejudice and as non-divisive as possible.”
“It's amazing how much the human mind and body can do and achieve.”
“I feel with 'Don 2' I got an opportunity to do a very good action with the kind of pace that I would like an action film to have.”
“I think it is important to time yourself to make the right choices. It's not responsible to go ahead and say a 'yes' or 'no' on a whim.”
“'Dil Chahta Hai' is not the first film about friendship. 'Lakshya' is not the first film about war and coming of age.”
“I was very focused when I wanted to make 'Dil Chahta Hai,' though it was difficult for me to convince people that I know how to make films and I will be able to direct and put a film together.”
“After 'Rock On!,' when I started acting, and I sang in the film, people asked me, 'What was the need to sing in your film?' and things like that. I really don't have an answer for it. In terms of what made me do it? It just felt like the right thing to do.”
“'Lakshya' is a different genre of movie. While 'Dil Chahta Hai' could be categorised as a romantic comedy, this is a war drama.”
“Every time you work with a new co-star, a whole new dynamic emerges.”