Upcoming movie Luck by chance , by Zoya Akhtar is a behind the scenes look into Bollywood in the eyes of a struggling actor.

The actor is played by Zoya’s brother Farhan Akthar who by the way has embarked on a successful directing and acting career albeit without much of a struggle in real life.

When questioned on the same, Farhan counters,” “I won’t say that I have never struggled. Maybe if you have read about it somewhere, it is wrong because I was perhaps misquoted. I too have had my fair share of struggle, whether it was becoming a producer, director, actor or a singer. Everyone goes through this phase, regardless of the background”.

He prepared for this part having observed other strugglers in the industry himself. “Yes, the situation is different. But then I have closely interacted with many such folks over all these years. I have picked up quite a few nuances from them, instilled them in my body language, taken cues from how they react to a situation” he said..

”As a director I have met so many actors and technicians who want to make a name for them. When you meet them, you realize that behind that smile they put on their face, there is a sense of frustration that starts gathering in after a point in time. Still, they keep believing in themselves and come up with a never say die kind of attitude. That’s the essence of ‘Luck By Chance’,” adds Farhan.

Even Zoya Akhtar drew from real life,” This was quite an easy film for me to write. From start to finish, it took me no extra research to pen the story down. It is so because I’ve seen a lot of strugglers who come to Mumbai make a living out of Bollywood. Also, I have friends who came from Oman and Assam and are doing fairly good work for themselves.”
The film has an ensemble cast and also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan and Isha Sharvani. A few Bollywood biggies have walk-on parts too.
The movie is already making its mark in people’s minds with its unique promos and rumours that it is Bollywood’s next “Om Shanti Om“, considering its behind-the-curtains portrayal of the Hindi filmdom.
But Isha Sharvani slams all such buzz. She said: “The film is very different from ‘Om Shanti Om‘. The plots of both the movies are very different. ‘Om Shanti Om‘ was much more of a musical. While ‘Luck By Chance‘ has a different take on Bollywood. It’s much more real.”

“Zoya has really put together a fantastic script and characters in the movie. The film is unique in its approach,” she added.