Farhan Akhtar says ZNMD scene with Naseeruddin Shah reopened childhood conflict with father Javed Akhtar: ‘I didn’t have to pretend’ | Bollywood News
Farhan Akhtar and Naseeruddin Shah shared screen space in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Though Naseeruddin had just one scene in the film, his role was pivotal to the arc of Farhan’s character. In a recent interaction, Farhan spoke about shooting that moment with Naseer and how the experience came naturally to him, reminding him of his tumultuous equation with his father Javed Akhtar. Speaking to Galatta Plus, Farhan said, “I didn’t have that many lines. The lines belonged to Naseer Sahab and he is incredible. So I had to just sit and listen to him. It was easy to react, it was easy to respond. What became difficult in that scene was the having to do it over because that scene cannot be a performance. It had to feel like the boy is hearing it for the first time, and the more we had to do it. Somehow, the actor bone kicks in and the performance bit comes into it.” Farhan shared that he and Naseeruddin didn’t rehearse that scene at all. “The first couple …
