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Farhan Akhtar Never Acted Like A Producer On 120 Bahadur Set, Says Vivan Bhathena: ‘Didn’t Interfere…’ | Bollywood News

Farhan Akhtar Never Acted Like A Producer On 120 Bahadur Set, Says Vivan Bhathena: ‘Didn’t Interfere…’ | Bollywood News

Last Updated:November 23, 2025, 18:13 IST Vivan Bhathena revealed that Farhan Akhtar came to 120 Bahadur set as an actor, not a producer. He shared that Akhtar never interfered unnecessarily and stayed focused on his role. Farhan Akhtra starrer 120 Bahadur released in theatres on November 21, 2025 Actor Vivan Bhathena, who was seen in the recently released film ‘120 Bahadur’, has shared that his co-actor from the film, Farhan Akhtar, never acted like a co-producer on the sets. Vivan said that Farhan fully understood the assignment, and was just an actor while shooting for the film. Vivan spoke with IANS during the promotional run of the film, and shared that Farhan completely switched off the producer in him for the greater good of the film. He told IANS, “Farhan is not a producer on the set ever. He comes as an actor. In fact, we were also hoping that the producer side will come out somewhere, and we will get to see that. Nothing of that sort happened. He never interfered, never said a …

Filmfare Exclusive: Vivan Bhathena on 120 Bahadur’s Standing Ovation, Learning From SRK, and More

Filmfare Exclusive: Vivan Bhathena on 120 Bahadur’s Standing Ovation, Learning From SRK, and More

Actor Vivan Bhathena is buzzing with excitement over the fantastic response to his new war movie, 120 Bahadur. The film, which also stars Farhan Akhtar and Raashii Khanna, is about a lesser-known, but important story from the 1962 war.   In this exclusive chat with Filmfare, Vivan talks about the emotional premiere, the hard work of playing a soldier, and the biggest lessons he picked up from Bollywood’s top stars. The recent grand premiere of 120 Bahadur was a huge, emotional night for the cast. Vivan remembers the tension before the reaction, saying, “Last night the premiere happened… and there was massive anxiety. We were waiting for about two hours, twenty minutes for them to come out and to see their faces.”   The wait paid off when the film got a massive thumbs-up from industry legends. Vivan shared, “Everybody from, you know, Abhishek Bachchan to Rekha ji to Javed Akhtar… they came out all teary-eyed and heavy. And they all got up and gave us a standing ovation. It was lovely.” He said this …