In another session on the next generation of cinema, Babil Khan (son of Irfan Khan), a young actor, shared his journey. Babil said previously that I had performed an intense character in ‘QALA, so this time I wanted to do something different so that the audience could enjoy it. Babil said, “I never planned my debut; I just wanted to work. By the time I liked the story of QALA, I had decided to make the film. He further said no one can decide their future; it’s their journey and destiny that decide what he or she will do. I started acting by seeing my ‘BABA’ movie (Irfan Khan’s movie). I was very young when I realised that I wanted to do acting, but at the same time, I was scared that people would compare me with my father. Babil added, “One day I told Baba that I wanted to be an actor, and then Baba told me to first go and complete your studies and come and I will teach you acting, but by the time I came back it was too late.”
“To perform or implement spirituality in cinema is very hard; very few people in the industry can pull it off, but the way Baba did it inspired me to perform spirituality in cinema. He said the environment we create on the sets is the same as that in the movie, so our director used to keep a very light environment”. Responding to the bond with Netflix, he said, “My first movie is on Netflix; my second movie is also on Netflix; and I hope my third movie will also come on Netflix, so Netflix has been like a family. Netflix has allowed me to showcase my work all around the world, so
I accept it.”
