Babil Khan disapproves words 'debut' or 'launch': 'If not Irrfan Khan’s son, nobody would have cared'

Actor Babil Khan, who is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the Netflix film 'Qala', has said that he is not a fan of the words 'debut' or 'launch' in a recent interview. He added that if he was not Irrfan Khan’s son, nobody would have cared about his debut.

In an exclusive conversation with Film Companion, Babil said, ' If I was not Irrfan Khan’s son, nobody would have cared about my debut. I would have been just an actor trying to get into films, auditioning, and maybe getting a part. Getting recognised through your work is so much greater than inheriting recognition. I feel like the word ‘debut’, and ‘launch’, these things always make the individual greater than the story and the film.’

'From the get-go, I wanted to honour my mother’s upbringing. When I got the film I was happy that I was playing a supporting character to a female-led film, it was very important to me, I don’t feel easy at all and makes me very uncomfortable. Why would an artist want that? I just don’t know. It’s not me. It kind of hurts me, a little bit,' he concluded.

Directed by Anvita Dutt, 'Qala' will release on Netflix on December 1. It also stars Tripti Dimri and Swastika Mukherjee among others.

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