Watch out Farhan Akhtar, Rohit Roy is all set to outdo you with his latest role: a rock star in a Bengali film titled Pa Ma Ga Re Sa!

ROHIT says, “The film is directed by Surojit Dhar and is about the journey of a rock star, with a love triangle included in it. Reshmi Ghosh and Gauri Karnik are my co-stars, who form this love triangle.”

He’s quick to point out that the role is in no way related to Farhan Akhtar’s character of a rock star in the hit film Rock On. For one, he won’t be lending his voice to the soundtrack like Farhan did. “I won’t be singing in this film; maybe I will in my next. I don’t think that there are any similarities between my character and Farhan’s in Rock On. In fact, the only similarity is that both Farhan and I are producers, directors and TV hosts. As for the rock star in my film, he has nothing to do with Farhan’s character,” says Rohit.

However, the actor says that his role does bear similarity to another famous character, “My character could be related to that of the singer in Abhimaan (the 1973 film in which Amitabh Bachchan played a pop star).”

To look like a guitar pro, Rohit has done a little training. He says, “As I am playing a rock star, I had to at least know how to hold a guitar properly. So, I learnt the basics for it to look real onscreen.” As for the film’s progress, “It’s almost complete and will hopefully release in August or September this year.”

Talking about his experience working in the film, Rohit says, “Reshmi and Gauri were great to work with. We have all become good friends now. Surojit Dhar, who is directing, has been fun to work with as well.”

Reminding him about the Bollywood movie and the TV serials he was supposed to start work on as a director, Rohit says, “Due to certain issues, I have put my projects on hold for the time being. I might start work on them soon.”

In the meanwhile, he’s seeing to his acting commitments. “Right now, I am doing a film called Apartment, directed by Jagmohan Mundra. My costars include Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta and Anupam Kher. I have started shooting for it and the film will release by the end of the year,” says Rohit.

At present, Rohit hosts Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa along with Shweta Tiwari.