Actor-director-singer Farhan Akhtar has made his debut as a singer in Telugu for Mahesh Babu’s upcoming political thriller Bharat Ane Nenu. The song is titled as ‘I Don’t Know’ which is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and is a groovy number.
The song will be picturised on the lead pair of the film Mahesh Babu and Kiara Advani and has been shot in Spain. This is the first time a Bollywood actor-cum-singer is leading voice in Telugu.
The makers and Farhan Akhtar made the announcement on Saturday (March 31) on their social media handles and confirmed that song will be out tomorrow, 1 April 2018.
Mahesh Babu Tweeted: “Thank you, Farhan Akhtar, Simply loving it!! Welcome to the Telugu Film Industry”. To this Farhan replied, “Thank you for the opportunity Mahesh Babu.. pleasure to sing for you, Devi Sri Prasad, your film and all the fans. #BharatAneNenu.”
Thank you @FarOutAkhtar 🤗 Simply loving it!! Welcome to the Telugu Film Industry 🙏🏻https://t.co/amxgTDS2rw
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) March 31, 2018
Farhan also tweeted, “Devi Sri Prasad thank you… it’s your belief & perseverance in response to my anxiety that shaped the studio session.. big hug#BharatAneNenu #IDontknowfromtomorrow.”
Thank you for the opportunity @urstrulyMahesh .. pleasure to sing for you, @ThisIsDSP, your film and all the fans. #BharatAneNenu https://t.co/vuFxchlwOg
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) March 31, 2018
Mumbai Mirror reported that the song is a fast-paced, catchy number and will introduce Mahesh Babu’s character in the film.
Bharat Ane Nenu is directed by Koratala Siva and is slated to release on 20 April 2018.