Azarakhsh is the son of Behzad Farahani and Fahimeh Rahimnia. His siblings are actresses Shaghayegh Farahani and Golshifteh Farahani. He got his BA in Painting in 2005. He has been playing guitar since he was 10 years old. He wrote his first song at the age of 20 for his own band called “Koochneshin”.