Aged 26, Farhan made his first feature, Dil Chartta Hai, an immediate award-winning hit that continues to be seen as milestone in Hindi film. From that first resounding success, Farhan and his production partner Ritesh Sidhwani founded their own company to make quality films within the commercial world of Bollywood, while Farhan turned his attention from directing to acting and singing. With Rock On! Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the much-lauded biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, they have had one hit after another and won a slew of national awards. Farhan still finds time, somehow, to write, perform and record with his band, write poetry in English and Urdu and to front a men’s campaign against sexual violence: a true Mumbai multi-hyphenate.