Farhan Akhtar Shares his work in ‘The Fakir of Venice’ and ‘Rock On!’, talks candidly about how his journey transitioned from behind the camera to the front! This is what first ignited his passion for acting. The actor-filmmaker admits that these projects opened his eyes to what acting could offer, eventually paving the way for his roles in films like ‘Luck By Chance’ and ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’.
Farhan Akhtar says the early experience made him take acting more seriously
The actor shared how a few early opportunities gradually pushed him towards acting. Although he was already a well-known director, he said these experiences made him want to explore acting more seriously. Speaking to IANS, Farhan said that working on projects like ‘The Fakir of Venice’ and ‘Rock On’ played a key role in sparking his interest in acting and encouraged him to explore more.He shared, “It was a combination of a few things that happened together. One was my friend Anand Surapurwho directed his film The Fakir of Venice. He was so adamant that I played the lead role in his film. That was my first acting experience. I enjoyed that experience. Then I met Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor) and Rock On! So beyond exploring acting through these films I felt there was a lot of potential to try and do more, so I later did Luck By Chance, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Dil Dhadakne Do.”
Farhan Akhtar started his career as a director with the cult classic ‘Dil Chahta Hai’.
For those who may not know, Farhan started out as a director, debuting with ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, a coming-of-age film that went on to become a cult classic. He then directed ‘Lakshya’, followed by the action thriller ‘Don’ and its sequel ‘Don 2’.
Farhan Akhtar has built an impressive acting portfolio over the years
Farhan made his acting debut with the musical drama Rock On, a film which also won him the National Film Award for Best Hindi Film as a producer. Since then, he has built an impressive acting portfolio with films like ‘Luck By Chance’, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ and ‘120 Bahadur’. The historical war drama ‘120 Bahadur’, set during the Sino-Indian War of 1962, starred Farhan as Param Bir Chakra awardee Major Shaitan Singh.
