HOT SCOOP: Why Farhan Akhtar Chose Lucknow Central?

Farhan Akhtar is a multi talented star and that’s why the audience always looks forward to seeing his movies. The multi talented star has treated the audience with a range of films that not only entertained us but also stayed with us with its strong content and power packed performances.

His upcoming film Lucknow Central is all set to introduce the audience to another intriguing story. Here he speaks about why he chose to do a film like Lucknow Central? and he states that, “The thing that separates Lucknow central from all my previous ventures, I have always attempted to work on innovative things, new stories that interest the audience, entertain but not be mindless entertainers. There should be a message that audience can take back home with them, be it in the form of an inspiration or social relevance, to me that it is very important.”

His character Kishen Mohan Girhotra is an aspiring singer who idolizes Manoj Tiwari in the small town of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Kishen’s world turns upside down when he is falsely accused of a murder and is sent to Lucknow Central jail.

Adding further he is further exposed to the cruelties and realities of a jail. However, with a band competition being announced in the jail, Kishen drafts a risky plan to escape. He along with his jail inmates that he befriends form a band with the help of an NGO activist Gayatri Kashyap played by Diana Penty.

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 and we can’t wait to watch the movie.