Pakistan, Feb. 1 -- The success and growth of actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has surprised his father and veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, who in his new book Talking Life admits he was "extremely worried" about his son.

He revealed that daughter Zoya Akhtar was always a strong kid since childhood so he was less worried about her but it was not the same with Farhan. But Javed feels happy now as his son has totally surprised him while growing up.

"Farhan has really surprised me. Because I was extremely worried about him. I was not worried about Zoya. Right from her childhood, Zoya was strong and precocious. Even when she was six or seven, she argued logically. On the other hand, Farhan was very quiet and shy. He was not a kid who argued and...