Farhan Akhtar to announce shock retirement?
- By Smith Alexander
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Sad news for Akhtar fans. Speculation had been rife that the Indian director best known for Don 2 or Don, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 52, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 22/02/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a director isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-actor-screenwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouFarhan
For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouFarhan was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouFarhan.”
— @DesireePlum, 21 Feb 2026
“Didn't Farhan Akhtar retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 21 Feb 2026
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