Mumbai, April 10 -- Farhan Akhtar has donned several hats in his career -- that of a filmmaker, a producer, an actor and a singer -- but two years ago, he chose to take a break from everything else to focus on music.

Besides his acting and producing endeavours, the multi-hyphenated star has songs like "Rock On!", "Socha Hai" and "Dil Dhadakne Do" to his credit.

After starring in his 2017 feature "Lucknow Central", Farhan says he made a conscious decision to concentrate on his debut album, 'Echoes', which releases Friday.

"After I was done with 'Lucknow Central', I wanted to focus on this album without any distractions. When I act in films, I stay focused on my character. Similarly, I wanted to focus on music," the actor-singer told PTI...