Farhan Akhtar is keen to trace his family roots so much so that the actor wants to visit the place his great-great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi. was staying near Lucknow.
We
all
know
that
Farhan
Akhtar
comes
from
a
filmy
background
as
his
father
Javed
Akhtar
is
a
lyricist
and
his
mother
Honey
Irani
is
an
actor
and
a
screenwriter.
Little
do
we
know
about
his
great-great-grandfather
Fazl-e-Haq
Khairabadi.
The
actor
is
now
keen
to
dig
deep
into
his
roots
and
wants
to
know
more
about
him
by
visiting
the
place
he
lived
many
years
ago.
Farhan
Akhtar's
great-great-grandfather
Fazl-e-Haq
Khairabadi
was
a
renowned
poet,
philosopher
and
a
religious
scholar
from
Khairabad,
which
is
located
80kms
from
present
day
Lucknow,
Uttar
Pradesh.
The
Rock
On
2
star
is
keen
to
visit
and
explore
the
place.
A
source
close
to
the
actor
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Apparently,
his
great-great-grandfather
was
also
a
very
important
part
of
the
revolt
in
1857.
He
had
died
serving
life
imprisonment
in
cellular
jail
(aka
Kala
Pani)
in
Port
Blair,
Andaman
and
Nicobar
Islands.
While
Farhan
has
heard
stories
about
him
from
the
elders
of
his
family,
he
wished
to
find
out
more
by
personally
visiting
the
place
some
day
when
he
gets
the
chance
to."
The
source
concluded,
"The
actor
is
now
interested
in
tracing
back
his
roots
and
to
delve
deep
into
the
curiously
captivating
life
of
his
great-great-grandfather."