With each passing film, Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar is proving a better committed and a performance oriented actor. From ‘Rock On’ to ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, Farhan – the actor has come a long way. And now that he has been signed to play athlete Milkha Singh in Rakeysh Om Prakash’s next film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, he is leaving no stones unturned to make sure he stands at par the director’s expectations.

Farhan is so gung-ho about the film that he has decided to put his passion for filmmaking at one side and completely concentrate on his film for next six months. Farhan has decided that for the next six-months he will concentrate on getting under the skin of the athlete’s life. From learning about the mannerisms of a sportsperson’s life to discovering about the nitty-gritty’s of their struggle, Farhan wants to completely understand the character before playing it on-screen.