It was an important story to be told: Farhan Akhtar
Some films touch your heart, while some make you think. And the recently-released The Sky is Pink, starring Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Zaira Wasim, did both. Commercially, it might not have been a recordbreaking film, but the content was high on emotions.
The simple storyline, based on the life of young motivational speaker, the late Aisha Chaudhary (who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis) saw Farhan step into the shoes of the protagonist’s father in the film, and his performance moved peop When asked what made him take up the role, Farhan’s answer is simple: “When I first read the script, I felt like it was an important story to be told.”
Add to that Farhan is a doting father to two daughters in real life, Shakya and Akira. Hence, he connected with the story in a jiffy. In fact, he tells us that viewers invested themselves so much into the story of The Sky is Pink, that they felt they were a part of the family’s journey. He has also been praised for the way he got under the character’s skin, which required him to underplay his emotions. Happy with the way the film turned out, he says, “The response that we got for the film at Toronto International Film Festival was verwhelming. Even fter the release of the lm here, I had a lot of arents who reached out o me and said that they elt like they were part of he Chaudhary family’s ourney. This, for me, is he biggest validation and am satisfied with hatever the film has one.”
Even after the release of the film here, I had a lot of parents who reached out to me and said that they felt like they were part of the Chaudhary family’s journey.
FARHAN AKHTAR ACTOR