FARHAN AKHTAR IS OK!’S PICK FOR INDIA’S SEXIEST DAD 2011 – November 15, 2011: The Indian edition of OK! — the world’s most-read celebrity lifestyle magazine — has unveiled actor, singer, filmmaker and youth icon Farhan Akhtar as its pick for India’s Sexiest Dad 2011. The leading premium glossy magazine has conferred this annual title on one celebrity father every November since 2007. Past title holders have included Akshay Kumar [2007], Arjun Rampal [2008], Hrithik Roshan [2009] and Shah Rukh Khan [2010].
“Knowing who else has held this title before me, it just feels nice to be a part of that club,” says Farhan, as he confesses that his daughters Shakya and Akira pick out his clothes on a daily basis and occasionally call him ‘popsalat’ instead of ‘paa’.
In an intimate and exclusive interview with OK! INDIA Editor Sonali Velinker Kamat, Farhan also shares his mantra for parenting, discusses his parents’ separation with candour and takes rumour-mongers head on — tackling every subject with élan. “My girls have inherited their absolute hatred of mathematics from me and their love of horses from Adhuna,” India’s Sexiest Dad 2011 tells OK!.
“Farhan was the unanimous choice for India’s Sexiest Dad 2011,” says Sonali Velinker Kamat, Editor, OK! INDIA. “He plays multiple roles — juggling actor, singer and filmmaker with ease — but his regular gig as dad is his favourite and we believe he plays it best of all! He is both sexy and cerebral, making him the perfect pick for this title.”
Styled by Rocky S and dressed in ensembles by local and international designers including Versace and Armani at The Collective, Ermenegildo Zegna, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Narendra Kumar Ahmed for this exclusive cover shoot with OK! INDIA, Farhan is captured in stunning images by photographer Martin Prihoda at Mumbai’s favourite all-day eatery Pali Village Café.
About OK! INDIA:
With over 20 local editions being published globally, OK! is the world’s most read celebrity lifestyle magazine. The Indian edition of OK! is published monthly by VJM Media Private Limited, chaired by Dr. Vijay Mallya and edited by Sonali Velinker Kamat.
OK! is in a different league from every other celebrity magazine in the world. It is purely celebrity based, so every single story — whether it is an at-home, food, fashion or even a health feature — is about ‘celebrity’. Since all its stories are exclusive and receive full and active participation from the celebrities OK! is covering, it means that OK! gets closer to the rich, famous and influential than any other title.
