This is the reason why Farhan Akhtar won’t promote 'The Fakir Of Venice'

When Farhan Akhtar took the plunge in acting, he did it with the film '

The Fakir of Venice

'. Unfortunately, it never saw the light of the day. However, the fillmaker-turned-actor has gone on to make a niche for himself in acting since, especially with '

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

', which is a biopic on the legendary Indian athlete, Milkha Singh.

Now that the filmmakers - producer

Punit Desari

and director Anand Surapur - have managed to find a release date of 'The Fakir of Venice', they are reportedly keen that the film's lead actor promote it. But a daily reports that Farhan feels that if he promotes the film, he will end up cheating the audience as it's a 12-year-old film and he does not look the same. However, those close to the film feel that he stills look like he did during the making of the film.

Reports state that when Farhan took his steps in acting with the film, he was excited and enjoyed the experience as a lead hero of the film.