After
two
back-to-back
sober-and-thoughtful
roles
as
a
wannabe
singer
and
wannabe
actor
respectively,
Farhan
Akhtar
will
for
the
first
time
try
his
hand
at
comedy
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
on
in
my
first
two,
actually
three
(the
unreleased
acting
debut
in
The
Fakir
Of
Venice)
starrers
on
doing
any
of
the
light-hearted
stuff," explains
Farhan.
Strange,
considering
Farhan
is
well-
known
for
his
sense
of
humour
in
real
life.
"I
don't
know
why
I've
been
cast
in
such
serious
parts
so
far."
Besides
Deepika
Padukone
who
plays
the
female
lead,
Kartik
Calling
Kartik
also
stars
Shefali
Shah
and
Boman
Irani.
"We
start
shooting
in
April,"
informs
Farhan
who
also
plans
to
cut
a
music
album.
"But
for
that
I
need
to
take
out
a
chunk
of
time
and
devote
my
full
attention
to
it.
Singing
is
not
just
a
hobby.
It
never
was.
I
need
to
pursue
it
seriously.
And
not
only
because
of
Rock
On.
I
can't
just
have
someone
else
composing
the
songs
while
I
go
in
the
studio
and
record."
Farhan
has
just
completed
his
innings
as
a
chat-show
anchor
on
'Oye!
It's
Friday!' In
the
last
episode
we
saw
him
with
cricketer
Sourav
Ganguly
and
Kangana
Ranaut.
"I
don't
think
I've
had
so
much
fun
before.
I'm
a
huge
cricket
addict
and
Sourav
was
a
delight.
And
I'm
amazed
by
how
relaxed
and
natural
Kangana
is."
Story first published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 15:03 [IST]