Farhan Akhtar opens up on 'quiet' appearance in 'Daddy'
Mumbai
Sep 13, 2017
The audience was surprised to see
Farhan Akhtar playing a Dawood Ibrahim-like gangster in the Arjun
Rampal starrer "Daddy". He says his appearance in the film was a well
kept secret.
"It was planned as a very quiet appearance. Not to be publicized at
all. It was just 4 to 5 scenes and we wanted to keep it completely low
profile," said Farhan, who had earlier featured with "Daddy" lead actor
Arjun Rampal in "Rock On!!".
Talking of his character, Farhan said: "I also played him as very
detached, very out of it. Even when he is giving orders to his
associates and subordinates, he does it in a tone of complete
neutrality. As if he was beyond caring."
Farhan says he left the entire detailing and execution of the character
to director Ashim Ahluwalia.
"He did all the research on Dawood. I just went by his vision. I don't
know how my role and the film have shaped up because I haven't seen
'Daddy'. I've been too busy promoting my own film 'Lucknow Central'."
Nevertheless, Farhan is bowled over by Arjun's commitment to playing
gangster Arun Gawli.
"He was completely into it. He submerged himself totally in the
character. When Arjun asked me to join him in the film, I felt he
genuinely felt I could play the character. That made up my mind," he
said.
Mumbai
Sep 13, 2017
The audience was surprised to see
Farhan Akhtar playing a Dawood Ibrahim-like gangster in the Arjun
Rampal starrer "Daddy". He says his appearance in the film was a well
kept secret.
"It was planned as a very quiet appearance. Not to be publicized at
all. It was just 4 to 5 scenes and we wanted to keep it completely low
profile," said Farhan, who had earlier featured with "Daddy" lead actor
Arjun Rampal in "Rock On!!".
Talking of his character, Farhan said: "I also played him as very
detached, very out of it. Even when he is giving orders to his
associates and subordinates, he does it in a tone of complete
neutrality. As if he was beyond caring."
Farhan says he left the entire detailing and execution of the character
to director Ashim Ahluwalia.
"He did all the research on Dawood. I just went by his vision. I don't
know how my role and the film have shaped up because I haven't seen
'Daddy'. I've been too busy promoting my own film 'Lucknow Central'."
Nevertheless, Farhan is bowled over by Arjun's commitment to playing
gangster Arun Gawli.
"He was completely into it. He submerged himself totally in the
character. When Arjun asked me to join him in the film, I felt he
genuinely felt I could play the character. That made up my mind," he
said.
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