Farhan ready for his film

Looking relaxed at his Bandra seaside residence, Farhan Akhtar barely displays any signs of nervousness. as his maidon movie rock on is ready to hit the big screen as an actor.

Incidentally, the film also marks Farhan’s debut as a singer. Now that he’s finally taken the plunge as an actor, does he regret not doing it much earlier?

So is he prepared to handle all the female attention? “Oh, definitely. I’m already used to female attention all the time,” he laughs, adding, “All thanks to my mother, sister, wife and now daughters. I’ve always been the centre of their attention. Even my dogs are females.”

So what was it about Rock On that finally made him sign on the dotted line as an actor. “The chance to play a rockstar. I always wanted to be one as a kid. Just kiddin’, I thought the story was great and it’s more to do with emotions than glamour alone.” And is there any rockstar that he’s tried to mould his character on? “None really, I have consciously tried not to emulate anyone because no one can really ever be like them, that’s why they are music legends. I didn’t want it to look like a wannabe-ish character, so have tried to keep it real.” Talking about his experience Farhan says, “It never felt like we were shooting. We just got along very well and hit it off the very first day.”