Farhan Akhtar's 'Lucknow Central' is based on a real life story; Read more trivia

Farhan Akhtar started his journey in film industry as an assistant director in films like Lamhe and Himalay Putra. Since n, he went on to become a successful director, starting with Dil Chahta Hai, and a prominent actor, starting with Rock On. Farhan is best kwn for films like Karthik Calling Karthik, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Dil Dhakne Do, and many more.

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Luckw Central is one of underrated films of his career. movie was an interesting story of five jail inmates including Farhan Akhtar (Kishen), Inaamulhaq (Dikkat Ansari), Deepak Dobriyal (Victor Chattophyay), Rajesh Sharma (Purushottam Pandit) and Gippy Grewal (Parminder Trehan) who form a band inside Luckw Central jail. movie showcased how music became an important part of every band member's life. Continue reing to kw some interesting trivia about film.

Trivia of Farhan Akhtar starrer Luckw Central

• According to several reports, film Luckw Central is inspired by a real incident. re is a band called Healing Hearts, which was formed by prison inmates in Luckw, that performs at various functions. In year 2007, n senior superintendent of jail, V K Jain, decided to set up a band from Luckw to participate in annual event where inmates from different central jails across UP came toger to showcase ir talent. Funds were raised, and 15 instruments were bought for annual event. Twelve men who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder came toger and were trained by or Mohamm, who was a prison guard. band worked hard to give a fabulous performance on Republic Day, and since n, re has been looking back for m. From private parties to weddings, band became popular for all kinds of events. Also, due to demand, band members learned to play latest Bollywood hits. re was short of bookings and sometimes y even performed out of Luckw.

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• Ar version of famous song Kaava Kaava was previously used in film Monsoon Wedding.
• Qaidi Band released a few days before this film and was based on a similar concept.
• Reportedly, Tahir Shabbir shot for film in a role opposite Diana Penty. But, his role was eventually edited out of film.
• Kirti San was signed for film but opted out due to some undisclosed reasons.
• first film to make Ronit Roy and Farhan star toger.

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