Farhan Akhtar seeks inspiration from Bhojpuri cinema for his next

The multi-talented director-actor, Farhan Akhtar is currently gearing up for his upcoming movie, 'Lucknow Central'. If the reports are to be believed Farhan Akhtar is leaving no stone unturned to get into the skin of his character in the film.

In 'Lucknow Central', Farhan will be seen playing the role of an aspiring Bhojpuri singer, who is an ardent Bhojpuri superstar, Manoj Tiwari fan. To grasp the psyche and mannerism of his character better, Farhan has watched over 20 Bhojpuri movies.

The 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' actor saw back to back movies of Bhojpuri superstars, Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan. Farhan saw films like 'Banke Bihari MLA' (2007), 'Dhamaal Kayla Raja' (2011), 'Hamaar Devdas' (2012) and 'Sasura Bada Paisawala' (2004), to understand Bhojpuri cinema better.

The actor, who has begun shooting for the film started watching the movies a week before commencing the shoot which helped him to give away his best shot. The team has finished shooting for the jail sequence in Mumbai and is currently shooting in Lucknow. Considering that Farhan's character is a major Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari fan, the movie will have special appearances by the actors.

A source close to the development revealed," Farhan likes to get into the skin of the character. He has seen so many Bhojpuri films to catch the flavour and background. He plays an aspiring actor who is a big fan of Manoj Tiwari. Farhan has watched films of Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan who both are superstars of their industry."