Couldn't learn music as I grew up poor: Nargis

Mumbai: The bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri whose debut film ‘Rockstar’ became a hit, feels bad as she could not bear to take music lessons in her childhood.  In her upcoming film "Banjo", the 36-year-old actress plays a DJ from New York, who comes to Mumbai to find local talent and make music with them. Directed by Ravi Jadhav, the musical drama features Riteish Deshmukh as a Banjo player. Nargis said she came on board for the film as she instantly connected with the story. The model cum actress told reporters, "For me, I regret being really poor growing up so I couldn't afford to take lessons. That was really sad. I believe playing an instrument is something really beautiful and a great talent," "I didn't have people around to inspire me. But after my first film, I got inspired to try the acoustic guitar. It's hard for me, but I still try. I have three of them at home and I pick it up once in a while," she added. "For me, it was the story. There was a lot of soul and depth. It addressed something and thought was very beautiful’’ she said. The character fit very well, and I am sure that's why I was called to hear the story." "Banjo" is scheduled to release on September 23.