Mumbai, April 05: Saif Ali Khan isn`t the only one who`s unveiled a secret passion for playing the guitar. Director Farhan Akhtar, who plays a rock musician in Abhishek Kapoor`s `Rock On`, also knows how to strum but says he is not as good.
Now that Saif and Farhan are working together in the latter`s `Voice From The Sky`, will they be jamming together?
`I don`t mind, but I don`t think I`m as good as Saif on the guitar. Not that we`re in competition or anything,` Farhan, who ventured into showbiz with the successful directorial venture `Dil Chahta Hai`, told reporters.
Unlike Farhan, Saif has performed at a few concerts and also played the guitar with the Indi-rock band Parikrama.
For Farhan, `Rock On` was like a dream come true.
`Playing the rock musician in `Rock On` has been a wild fantasy come true for me. I`ve been playing the guitar for eight years now. When I was 14, I heard Guns `N` Roses do their song `Appetite for destruction` and I was hooked. I wanted to be a rock star.
`The timing for `Rock On` was just right. When I met Abhishek Kapoor and he told me about my role of a musician, I grabbed it. I had the time to sharpen my skills on the strings. It gave me a chance to play out a secret fantasy. I really enjoyed it.`
`Rock On` recreates the musical mischievous masti of Farhan`s `Dil Chahta Hai`. And Farhan is all praise for his musicians.
`They`ve all been wonderful - Luke Kenny, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai and Shahana. We`re all happy working together and meeting when we`ve time. That feeling of bonding shows up on screen.`
The film will be released by the end of August.
`I don`t think Saif is planning to cut an album before me,` Farhan joked. `I`m really looking forward to working with him. For `Voice From The Sky`, we both go back to the turn of the last century.`
Bureau Report