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Published 12:04 IST, November 7th 2019

Farhan Akhtar: Here's a list of comical characters played by the star

Farhan Akhtar is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter who made his acting debut with Rock On!! Read more about movies with Farhan's comic roles.

Reported by: Sahil Mirani
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Farhan Akhtar has featured in a huge number of Bollywood films. Usually, the character he plays has a very fun-loving charm that is carried out by the actor very well. Farhan has played some very popular funny roles since he made his acting debut with Rock On!! Here are some comic roles played by the actor-director. 

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Farhan's comical roles

Imran Habib

In Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Farhan is seen playing the role of a young writer, Imran Habib. In the film, the actor gave a very realistic performance with his good humour and spontaneous activities. The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, and Farhan Akhtar as three friends who head to Spain for a vacation. 

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Sardar Milkha Singh

In Bhag Milkha Bhag, Farhan was seen playing the role of a young Punjabi boy who loses his family during the partition and grows up to represent India’s sprinting team. The film is a real-life story of the legendary Sardar Milkha Singh, and Farhan certainly had to crack some jokes in order to accurately replicate his personality in the best possible way he could. Milkha’s character had a serious aura but Farhan had to let loose while acting for some scenes of Milkha’s childhood memories. 

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Sunny Gill

Farhan was seen playing the role of Sunny in Dil Dhadakne Do, a film that he produced. Here, Farhan played the role of a journalist who is back from the USA after completing his studies. The character has some really funny lines and amazing dialogue delivery timings. 

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Aditya Shroff

Farhan was seen playing the role of a funny and cool musician who goes against his family in order to make his own tunes. This character is from the film, Rock On!! which was Farhan's acting debut. The film starred Arjun Rampal as Joseph Mascarenhas, Farhan Akhtar as Aditya Shroff, and Purab Kohli as Kedar Zaveri/KD as leading characters.

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Updated 19:43 IST, November 7th 2019

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