Farhan Akhtar Replaces ‘Geek’ With ‘Introvert’ in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ Farhan Akhtar |
After the success of ‘Rock On!’ it is Farhan Akhtar’s second venture as an actor in Bollywood who is known as a highly talented actor cum director. Farhan has come up with another unique character in his upcoming film ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’, starring opposite hot top-notch actress Deepika Padukone.
Admitting the mistake of his role as a geek, he clarifies that it is the role of an introvert that he is sketching in the film, Farhan clarified, "All I can tell you is that I play a lonely introverted character down on his luck, unsure and inarticulate. Everyone takes advantage of the guy I play. Karthik isn't a geek. Something happened in his childhood to make him the way he is. This guy is just an introvert."
The worst nightmare of the actor, Farhan states,"I've no issues working for any producer as long as the project and its backers are rock-solid. An actor's worst nightmare is if his project stalls midway. The thing is, whoever has come with an acting offer wanted me to produce his films. With ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ for the first time my company is co-producing a film with a company called Magic Bean. The director Vijay Lalvani came to me with the offer to act and co-produce Karthik..."