Farhan Akhtar is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, and producer famous for his Hindi Films.
Recently, he hosted the Russo Brothers, along with his business partner Ritesh Sidhwani, at his house. At the meet-up, the directors spoke about their work, trends in the Indian and western film industries, and stories travelling globally, thanks to streaming giants.
Not long ago Farhan Akhtar made his Hollywood debut with Ms Marvel. Akhtar mentioned the topic of globalisation for Indian artists and actors.
In an interview exclusively for Indianexpress.com, when Farhan was questioned if he envisions a time when actors could even swim across borders, Farhan answered, “Honestly, you are seeing the evolution yourself. How many actors or people from India were working in other parts of the world 10 or 15 years ago? You could count them on your fingertips. That has already changed. Irrfan was a great example, and Om Puri before him was another great example. Priyanka is doing exceedingly well and Alia is also doing a film now in Hollywood. So it is changing and I feel we have to be very grateful for this push for diversity that’s happening within storytelling in the west. That plays a huge role and that is immediately inclusive.”
Farhan Akhtar’s answer made it clear that he is happy with the process, and now Indians are being represented in the western industry and how this magnitude will allow cross-pollination of movies, resulting in a wider audience base. The director currently seems to be working on a movie script, supposedly for Don 2.