Actor Saif Ali Khan played the six-string on stage at a rock concert in Delhi.

While stage shows are not new to Saif, the one he did on Sunday was a different one. His stage performances as an actor usually have him dancing to songs from movies, but on Sunday, at Royal Stag’s corporate carnival held at Mittal Gardens, Saif took the stage with an electric guitar in his hands.

Backed by the rock band Parikrama, Saif then doled out a number of rock n’ roll classics that included AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ and ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ (as a dedication to his girlfriend Rosa).

Well, Saif’s strumming and plucking skill on his six-string was quite commendable, considering he is not a professional guitar player.

Saif also performed to the footsie numbers ‘Johnny Be Good’ and The Door’s ‘Roadhouse Blues’.

Speaking about his guitar-playing abilities, Saif said he first picked up the instrument in his boarding school in England. As it was compulsory to learn a musical instrument, he chose the electric guitar.

Saif also hinted that he would like to sing his own songs in movies as well.

While a great section of the crowd really enjoyed Saif’s playing, there were a few who thought that a famous celebrity was trying to shoot to the rock scene “just because he learnt to play a few chords,� as one rock enthusiast put it.

But all in all, Saif put up a fine show. Hope we get to see more of it in future too.