Okay, so this is becoming a norm of sorts. Musicians of the world have found a new way to tap into the Indian music scene by cutting short all the complexities of putting up an organised show and breaking into impromptu live gigs at lounges/bars instead.
And everybody seems to be loving that! Except those who sleep through these opportunities and read about them on the social media the next morning, obviously.

After Coldplay’s Chris Martin’s surprise gig in Delhi left a majority of his fans, who were not there on the fateful night, heartbroken, it was Indian rockstar Farhan Akhtar’s turn to heat things up in the Todi Mill Social Offline, Mumbai, with his impromptu acoustic gig.
Here’s what the maverick director-actor-musician had to say about his experience himself:
Too much fun surprising the happy people at @SocialOffline last night. #farhanliveatsocial #popupandplay pic.twitter.com/e7qIurdl7Y
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) November 28, 2015
While some lucky ones couldn’t believe their luck as Farhan walked up on stage and froze the moment with his skills on the fret board, the others just cursed their routine Friday evening.


Naturally, Twitter had to explode after this and it did:
#FarhanLiveAtSocial you better believe it! @ Todi Mill Social https://t.co/u3dEnm0lVS
— Daniel R. Braganza (@DanielraphaelB) November 27, 2015
That’s @FarhanLiveBand breaking into an impromptu gig @socialoffline Todi mill #FarhanLiveAtSocial pic.twitter.com/ES3d6CioGa
— vaibhav mota (@VaibhavMota) November 27, 2015
Yes it is ! #FarhanLiveAtSocial #TodiMillSocial #SecretSet @ Todi Mill Social https://t.co/LbSzlA656M
— Sumit (@vsumit) November 27, 2015
However, here’s a short clip of Farhan in the moment by Miss Malini to rub salt on your already-wounded souls!
Aren’t live gigs the best!? @FarOutAkhtar #farhanliveatsocial @FarhanLiveBand pic.twitter.com/jbAckvIamI
— MissMalini (@MissMalini) November 27, 2015