Honey Irani admits that she was worried when her son Farhan Akhtar did not finish college and just sat in his room all day.
“I was very worried. I thought like most teenagers, he had no direction. I told him to start doing something, so Farhan got a job in an ad agency,” she says.
Today, Farhan is one of the brightest stars of Bollywood, who has dabbled successfully with direction, producing films, acting, singing and writing. His latest film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is one of the best-reviewed and successful films of 2013.
On Farhan's 40th birthday, his mother Honey Irani talks to Patcy N about her famous son.
"Farhan didn’t fail his exams (before he dropped out of college); he was just not interested in studies at all" Honey says.
Three years later, Farhan told her he was ready with a script and wanted to direct it.
“I was shocked. I never thought he would do that,” Honey says. The script was of the successful Dil Chahta Hai.
