‘I am very happy with my marriage’ - Farhan Akhtar Interview
Everyone is talking about your unusual pairing with Vidya Balan in Shaadi Ke Side Effects. How is she as a co-star?
As everyone knows Vidya is an extremely talented actor, a strong performer and I had a wonderful time working with her. I always look forward to working with people who are good at what they do, hungry about their work, willing to learn and listen like you. She is amazing.
Did the comedy come naturally borrowing effects from your own married life or you just went by the script?
I don’t want to sound too academic about things. But you draw everything from the script and then you draw from the ambience and atmosphere created on the set. When you want to feel good about every scene you are doing, there is a certain level of discussion that happen before shooting that scene. You really don’t want to over rehearse comedy as that can take away the actual fun from it. As it is, the film has a very smartly written script and the dialogues are very, very witty.
Is there an advice that you would like to give all married and about-to-get-married men?
Yes, I have one piece of advice … something which I learnt from this film … in a marriage, when you make mistake, say sorry, when your wife makes mistake, you say sorry as well. This is a mantra to ensure a long and fruitful relationship.
There is a proverb which says - shaadi ka laddoo, jo khaye woh pachtaye, jo na khaye wo bhi pachtaye. What do you have to say about it from your real life experience?
It has been over 12 years I am married (to Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar). So I have tasted the laddoo long back. And to be honest I don’t regret tasting the laddoo as I am very happy with my marriage, touchwood.
What has your marriage taught you?
When things are not problematic, you should not try to fix anything.
What do you have to say about the ‘understanding’ factor in a marriage?
Marriage too eventually is a relationship between two people. And everything is constantly work in progress. You are constantly getting to know each other, involving with each other. So every single day can’t be an amazing day. There are many amazing days but there are also times when you don’t see eye to eye or you don’t agree with each other. You have to be mature and adult about it and realize it is just a problem now. It can be discussed, spoken about and it will go away. As long as you care for each other, there is no problem that cannot be solved.
You are known for your sense of humour. Does that help you when you have fights at home?
Always.
You are always multi-tasking … you are an actor, director, producer and singer. What do you prefer doing the most?
It is a tough question. I enjoy doing all these things.
Everyone is talking about your unusual pairing with Vidya Balan in Shaadi Ke Side Effects. How is she as a co-star? As everyone knows Vidya is an extremely talented actor, a strong performer and I had a wonderful time working with her. I always look forward to working with people who are good at...
Everyone is talking about your unusual pairing with Vidya Balan in Shaadi Ke Side Effects. How is she as a co-star?
As everyone knows Vidya is an extremely talented actor, a strong performer and I had a wonderful time working with her. I always look forward to working with people who are good at what they do, hungry about their work, willing to learn and listen like you. She is amazing.
Did the comedy come naturally borrowing effects from your own married life or you just went by the script?
I don’t want to sound too academic about things. But you draw everything from the script and then you draw from the ambience and atmosphere created on the set. When you want to feel good about every scene you are doing, there is a certain level of discussion that happen before shooting that scene. You really don’t want to over rehearse comedy as that can take away the actual fun from it. As it is, the film has a very smartly written script and the dialogues are very, very witty.
Is there an advice that you would like to give all married and about-to-get-married men?
Yes, I have one piece of advice … something which I learnt from this film … in a marriage, when you make mistake, say sorry, when your wife makes mistake, you say sorry as well. This is a mantra to ensure a long and fruitful relationship.
There is a proverb which says - shaadi ka laddoo, jo khaye woh pachtaye, jo na khaye wo bhi pachtaye. What do you have to say about it from your real life experience?
It has been over 12 years I am married (to Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar). So I have tasted the laddoo long back. And to be honest I don’t regret tasting the laddoo as I am very happy with my marriage, touchwood.
What has your marriage taught you?
When things are not problematic, you should not try to fix anything.
What do you have to say about the ‘understanding’ factor in a marriage?
Marriage too eventually is a relationship between two people. And everything is constantly work in progress. You are constantly getting to know each other, involving with each other. So every single day can’t be an amazing day. There are many amazing days but there are also times when you don’t see eye to eye or you don’t agree with each other. You have to be mature and adult about it and realize it is just a problem now. It can be discussed, spoken about and it will go away. As long as you care for each other, there is no problem that cannot be solved.
You are known for your sense of humour. Does that help you when you have fights at home?
Always.
You are always multi-tasking … you are an actor, director, producer and singer. What do you prefer doing the most?
It is a tough question. I enjoy doing all these things.
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