MUMBAI: Singer-actor-film director Farhan Akhtar has been touring with his band Farhan Akhtar Live for a long time now. He was recently on a long tour and is back with an amazing experience.

The Tum Ho Toh singer visited 72 colleges in 150 different cities of the globe. The cities included Mauritius, Singapore, USA, Australia, Kenya, Middle East and the United Kingdom.

Local talent always has some ‘X’ factor in them but they do not get noticed easily. Farhan makes it a point to interact with these artists as he travels to different cities. The local music has much depth and innovation in it that it has become an inspiration for the singer.

Every town and city in India’s interiors boast with different kinds and types of musicians. Interacting with their idol Farhan gives them an opportunity to understand music from him. Also, it is a great learning process for Farhan as he understands deeper insights into music and instruments from artists who share a common life for music

Farhan Akhtar Live was initiated to support MARD which is a social campaign launched by Farhan. His lawyer Pallavi Purkayasth was brutally raped and murdered which led to the foundation MARD in August 2012.