No truth to it: Shabana Azmi on rumours of Farhan Akhtar-Shibani Akhtar expecting a baby

Actor Shabana Azmi tells HT City that Farhan Akhtar and wife Shibani Akhtar are not expecting a baby right now.

Published on: Jan 9, 2025, 16:55:13 IST

By Rishabh Suri

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Actor Farhan Akhtar's 51st birthday on Thursday began with a surprise: fans on social media discussed whether he is going to become a father soon? In short, no.

Farhan Akhtar with Shibani, (R) Shabana Azmi

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It all began when rumours started doing the rounds about him expecting his first baby with wife, actor Shibani Akhtar. However, HT City reached out to actor Shabana Azmi, who is Farhan's stepmother, and she rubbished all such claims. “There is no truth to this,” she said. Shibani didn't respond to our queries on a confirmation or denial.

Shibani, 44, and Farhan, 51, had got married on February 19, 2022 in the presence of their close friends and family. This isn't the first time though that such speculations about the duo have surfaced. Farhan shares two children with his ex-wife Adhuna Bhabhani- Shakya and Akira.

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Rishabh Suri
Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More

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