Farhan Akhtar is enjoying the success of ‘The Sky Is Pink’. Directed by Shonali Bose, the movie also stars Priyanka Chopra, Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf in lead roles.
Farhan Akhtar who played the male lead in the film is on cloud nine with the praise the actor has been getting. ‘The Sky Is Pink’, opens this week on Friday, and Farhan said he never planned to explore so many genres of entertainment. rather he believes in going with the flow.
Farhan Akhtar says he never strategise his career
In an interview with an entertainment portal, Farhan spoke about selecting different genres on entertainment in the future also Farhan said he never strategise his career. “I do not strategise my career so I do not know where am I headed in the next five years. The only thing I hope for is people I make films and music for should keep showing interest in my efforts,”
“So far, I am driven by my instinct, and people I collaborate with also think alike. For instance, Ritesh (Sidhwani), who is my business partner also thinks like me. When we decide to do a film, to tell a story, we are our first audience. If we like a story we believe that there will be people like us out there who will also be interested to watch the film, so we make it. We really go by conviction,” he added.
“I have been making films over the past 19 years and without the constant appreciation from people, the journey would not be possible. People have given me the confidence to grow and express myself in the way I wanted to. I really feel fortunate,” said Farhan, who has acted and produced films like ‘Luck By Chance’, ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’.
About his next film Toofan, he said, “As an actor, when I prepare myself and go through physical training, it is a new discipline for me. It is exciting and challenging at the same time because I have never boxed in my life before. But my reason to do a film is always an amazing story that the film intends to tell.”
Moreover, the actor will be seen in his upcoming ‘Toofan’. The film is helmed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and written by Anjum Rajabali, Toofan is jointly produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Mehra, P. S. Bharathi, and Rajiv Tandon. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Isha Talwar, and Mrunal Thakur and will hit screens on 2nd October 2020.
