Sunny from Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
In case you’ve been a fan of the actor, Feminist Sunny very probably tops the listing of your Akhtar-related daydreams. Who doesn’t keep in mind the verbal sparring between Sunny and Manav about ladies’s proper to work after marriage? Humorous, variety and carrying a powerful ethical centre, Sunny Gill provides a much-needed distinction to the Entitled Good Man syndrome that plagues Hindi movie narratives. The crackling pressure between childhood sweethearts Ayesha, performed by Priyanka Chopra, and Sunny stays a spotlight of the movie, elevated by years of festering remorse and unsaid phrases. Sunny may need left Ayesha for a international schooling, however it was solely in order that he may maintain his head excessive earlier than Ayesha’s millionaire father. Who may maintain that in opposition to him?
Niren/Panda in The Sky Is Pink (2019)
The Sky Is Pink is as a lot a narrative of Moose (Priyanka Chopra) and Panda (Farhan Akhtar) as it’s of their daughter, Aisha (Zaira Wasim) and her battle in opposition to sickness. As a portrait of a pair spanning over 25 years, the movie is a problem for any actor and Akhtar makes use of this to his power of enjoying each silliness and solemnity with equal aptitude. As a younger Niren Chaudhary (later named Panda by his daughter), for whom crushing tasks are however a blip within the horizon, Akhtar oozes youthful allure. He personifies Niren’s tacky romantic tendencies with a lived-in consolation – maybe, taking a leaf out of Imraan Qureshi’s e book. Later, as an older model of Niren, Akhtar has the calm attractiveness of a person in it for the lengthy haul. What higher than a person prepared to double down and deal with life’s good ole curveballs?
Aziz in Toofaan (2021)
Maybe the allure of Aziz is that of an underdog overcoming insurmountable odds. Or possibly it’s the mind-boggling bodily transformation Akhtar went by way of for the movie, from a paunchy dad-bod to a ripped physique. Akhtar performs Aziz Ali, a small-time avenue fighter from Dongri, whose fists pack huge energy. When requested to decide on between a lifetime of bhaigiri and respect, he chooses the latter. Regardless of portraying a boxer with a violent upbringing, Akhtar manages to find Aziz’s vulnerability as a person, very like he did in Bhaag Milka Bhaag (2013). Boxing, particularly in boxing movies, isn’t only a sport – it’s a battle for dignity and a battle in opposition to internal demons. Akhtar embodied this wrestle with earnestness.
