Babil Khan on Why Comparisons to His Father ‘Hurt’ Him, Need for Validation, & More | The Quint

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We spoke to #babilkhan about his film #logout on Zee5, about being trolled, why comparisons to his father 'hurt him', carving a place for himself and not filling someone else's shoes, his mother's statement being misconstrued, his love for #jaideepahlawat, and more

0.40 Babil Khan on promotional activities and the freedom to be authentic
1:20 What is the one thing he wishes people stop asking him in interviews?
2:00: Babil on the importance of connecting with the audience
2:31: “I’ve shared so much about myself that now there’s an image of me; now I have to break that image,” says Babil
2:56: “Humility is very important but so is restraint”
3:56 Babil shares his thoughts on actors building a perception
5:18 “Being a celebrity is a job and being an actor is a completely different job,” says Babil
8:21: Babil on choosing characters that are far from his personality
9:54 Babil on how the film ‘Logout’ is a reflection of today’s society
10.32: Babil on how the need for external validation stops people from being authentic
11:51: Why did Irrfan Khan never say, he’s proud of Babil?
12;44 : Babil on his mother’s statement about depression being misconstrued
12:55: Babil talks about why being compared to his father is inevitable but it ‘hurts’
13:55 Babil on taking the legacy forward in his own way
14:35 Babil on lessons his parents taught him, that influence his life and career
15:16: “Before ‘Logout’ I always had a cast to support me; this time I have a computer,” Babil talks about what he learnt from being on the sets of ‘Logout’
15:37 : “In ‘Maqbool’, my father tried to change the lines but that killed the line,” Babil shares
16:02: “I learned in this film that improvisation has to be for the story, not the actor”
16:01: Babil on being inspired by Jaideep Ahlawat and equates his father’s performance with Irrfan Khan


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