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Farhan Akhtar deletes personal Facebook account after data breach

27 Mar 2018

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar , who is very vocal on his social media platforms, has permanently deleted his personal Facebook account. After the massive Facebook data breach, Farhan took the drastic step to delete his personal page. However, the actor informed that his official Facebook page FarhanAkhtarLive is still active. Good morning. This is to inform you all that I have permanently deleted my personal Facebook account. However, the verified FarhanAkhtarLive page is still active, Farhan posted on Twitter. Good morning. This is to inform you all that I have permanently deleted my personal Facebook account. However, the verified FarhanAkhtarLive page is still active. Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) https://twitter.com/FarOutAkhtar/status/978458644529459200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw March 27, 2018 The boycott #DeleteFacebook began last week after the reports claimed more than 50 million Facebook users data were inappropriately used by Cambridge Analytica. This was in relation to the activities allegedly connected with US President Donald Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016. Many Hollywood stars including Jim Carrey, Cher, Kumail Nanjiani have critized the platform. Jim Carrey even took to his Twitter to criticize the companys, CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meanwhile, on the professional front, Farhan Akhtar recently had a 13-city-tour across the country with his music band Farhan Live. He also spoke about the cause closest to his heart, MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination). The filmmaker-actor is currently busy with his production house Excel Entertainment for an interesting line up this year. Farhan Akhtar is gearing up for his films Gully Boy which is directed by his sister Zoya Akhtar. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead. It is slated for Valentines Day 2019 release. Before that, Excel Entertainments Gold starring Akshay Kumar is slated to release on August 15, 2018. It stars Mouni Roy in the lead. Directed by Reema Kagti , the story will revolve around Indias first gold medal win in Hockey after Independence in 1948. Also Read : Did Kartik Aaryan replace Farhan Akhtar in Jigarthanda remake?