The Rock On!! actor-singer will make his international musical debut in the UAE before Shahrukh Khan lands there with Deepika Padukone for his concert on December 1
This weekend (September 28) Farhan Akhtar, actor-musician, will entertain the people of Dubai along with fellow singer Mohit Chauhan and composer Pritam Chakraborty.
They will perform at the Dubai Music Week (held from September 24-29) along with international celebrities like will.i.am (American recording artiste, songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, DJ and record producer and hip-hop pop artiste, Timbaland (American record producer, songwriter and rapper) and Selena Gomez (American actor and recording artiste).
Farhan will be playing on an international platform for the first time. The actor-singer-filmmaker will make his international musical debut in the UAE before Shahrukh Khan lands there with Deepika Padukone for his concert on December 1.
Apart from songs from his movie Rock On!!, Farhan will also sing numbers from his personal collection. Performances by Benny Dayal (Badtameez dil and Lat lag gayi), Neeti Mohan, Arjit Singh (Tum hi ho and Sun raha hai) are part of the act called Bollywood Night, which aims to showcase a range of music from rock to romance.
The idea is to create an internationa music destination for global talent. The actor-director and singer crooned in Goa earlier this year in front of over a crowd of 25,000 and then again in Kolkata. He confirmed about his concert in Dubai.
ABOUT DMW
Dubai Music Week (DMW) is a music industry trade show held annually in the West Asia and has live concerts from international A-list stars from all over the world. It is also a new platform for upcoming artistes and launching new talents.
Text: DNA | Photos: Farhan Akhtar – DNA, Selena Gomez – Hollywoodlife.com