Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- Farhan Akhtar said that he was "Honoured and grateful" to be part of the ever expanding legacy of the beatles and of Pandit Ravi Shankar.Set to debut in Hollywood, Farhan Akhtar will play the role of music maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar in the film.

Taking to his Instagram handle, Farhan said, "Honoured and grateful to be part of the ever expanding legacy of the beatles and of Pandit Ravi Shankar ji. Their creative genius is a rite of passage for generation after generation of listeners and I could go on for days about how their music has influenced me and been a companion through the good times and the not so good."

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