After playing two thought provoking roles as wannabe singer and wannabe actor in Rock On and Luck By Chance, Farhan Akhtar is all set to try his hand at comedy for the first time in Kartik Calling Kartik.

“Not that Kartik… is a full-fledged comedy. It’s a thriller. But it has a lot of light funny moments, something that I missed out in my first two, actually three (the unreleased The Fakir Of Venice) starrers,” According to Farhan.

Deepika Padukone plays the female lead in Kartik Calling Kartik that also stars Shefali Shah and Boman Irani. “We start shooting in April,” said Farhan, who also plans to cut a music album.

Farhan has just completed his innings as a chat-show anchor on Oye! It’s Friday. In the last episode, he entertained cricketer Sourav Ganguly and actress Kangana Ranaut as his guests.