Thursday, February 12, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

The Age Is Of Content Driven Films: Farhan Akhtar

IANS, 08 Sep, 2017 12:07 PM
    'Lucknow Central' brings to the audience a real life small town story backed by power-packed actors like Farhan Akhtar, Gippy Grewal, Diana Penty, Ronit Roy, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajesh Sharma, Inaamulhaq to name a few.
     
    The film's deep rooted content is not only backed by performance driven actors but also a strong story line.
     
    Speaking about the emergence on content driven cinema, Farhan Akhtar said, "Eventually, if the story is not good wherever it is set, be it a small town, big city or foreign locations, the film won't work. If you want to be inspired from something or want to console yourself then the only thing is the age is of content driven films. 
     
     
    When we think of content or try to borrow content from other nations, think of what's happening there, that are not our stories. So if we want to focus on content then we should focus on our stories, our heroes, our issues and that's what is happening right now. A lot of stories are created on our people, be it in small towns or anywhere, but success is not guaranteed".
     
     
    Farhan, who is known to be a multifaceted personality as he juggles between many creatives roles from being an actor, writer, director, producer to being a social activist will be seen playing the role of Kishen Mohan Girhotra in Nikhil Advani's 'Lucknow Central'.
     
    The film will have the actor slip into the role of an under trial who gets wrongfully accused of murder.
     
    Based on true event, the trailer of the film which was released few days back received tremendous response from the audience as well as film critics.
     
    The songs from the film have always created a huge impact on the audience.
     
    Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Emmay Entertainment and Motion Pictures, the film is directed by Ranjit Tiwari and is slated to release on 15th September 2017.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Priya Anand Likes A Role That Makes Her Feel Insecure

    Actress Priya Anand says she doesn't like to get too comfortable playing a certain kind of roles. Instead, she says she would like to do roles -- irrespective of the language and industry -- that make her feel insecure.

    Priya Anand Likes A Role That Makes Her Feel Insecure

    'Kaalakaandi' Actors Keep Director On His Toes

    'Kaalakaandi' Actors Keep Director On His Toes
    Director Akshat Verma says the "unpredictable" ensemble cast, including Saif Ali Khan, of his film "Kaalakaandi" keeps him on his toes.

    'Kaalakaandi' Actors Keep Director On His Toes

    'Partition: 1947' Intends To Unite People: Huma Qureshi

    Actress Huma Qureshi is not disconcerted by the "strong reactions" to "Partition: 1947", saying the film intends to unite people and not divide them.

    'Partition: 1947' Intends To Unite People: Huma Qureshi

    Always Had A Liking Towards Comedy Genre: Anu Malik

    National Award-winning composer Anu Malik, who will be seen alongside Bharti Singh in TV show "Comedy Dangal", says he has always had a liking towards the comedy genre.

    Always Had A Liking Towards Comedy Genre: Anu Malik

    Gurinder Chadha Pushed Huma To Excel

    Actress Huma Qureshi, who stars in Gurinder Chadha's "Partition: 1947", says the filmmaker pushed her to excel.

    Gurinder Chadha Pushed Huma To Excel

    Sunil Grover Doubles His Fee, Charges More Than Kapil Sharma?

    Sunil Grover Doubles His Fee, Charges More Than Kapil Sharma?
    Ever since Kapil made headlines over his mid-flight fight with Sunil Grover a few months back, the TRPs of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ have plunged drastically. 

    Sunil Grover Doubles His Fee, Charges More Than Kapil Sharma?