Pakistani singer Ali Zafar says that in his initial days he used to draw portraits to earn enough money to record his first music album
I started my career with painting portraits in a hotel lobby - 20-minute sketches. I was 18 then. I collected money by doing this so that I could record my album," the 31-year-old said here while painting his "London, Paris, New York" co-star Aditi Rao Hydari at a promotional event of the film
Ali goes red in the face at the mention of his most beloved painting
I think I had made a painting of someone a long time ago and that was quite an emotional painting. It's an old, personal story. She got married to someone else," said Ali shyly
This is Ali's third Bollywood outing after "Tere Bin Laden" and "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan". Ali is a singer-composer and for the first time has tried his luck in this film with music
Even lead actress Aditi has sung in the film. She has sung the song "Woh dekhnay mein" and a club song "Maddham Si Madhoshi" along with Ali for the film's soundtrack
He has not only sung all the songs in the film, but has also written and composed them. And Ali admits it was not easy to compose for films
Ali Zafar has shown immense confidence in his directors so far, each of whom has been a first timer. Whether it was Abhishek Sharma, Ali Abbas Zafar and now Anu Menon, each of them has made their debuts with Ali in the lead
All the films that Aditi has worked in have shown her in subdued avatar, however, she looks ubercool and glamorous in 'London Paris New York'
Produced by Goldie Behl and Shrishti Arya and directed by debutant Anu Menon, 'London Paris New York' releases all over this Friday