Babil Khan will next be seen in The Railway Men. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
Babil Khan revealed that he believes in auditioning for a part rather than using her mother’s contacts to get work.
Babil Khan made for one of the most highly anticipated debuts of 2022. He forayed into the world of acting with director and lyricist Anvitaa Dutt’s psychological drama Qala last year and went on to win heaps of praises and raving reviews for his nuanced performance as a musically gifted orphan named Jagan. The actor who is putting his baby steps into the industry that revered his father for his craft, reveals that he is mindful not to abuse his privilege. Hence, he gives auditions to get work.
During an interview with BBC Asia Network, Babil Khan expressed, “I have reflected upon how I deal with my privilege. I give auditions, I don’t use the privilege to get jobs, to get work. I give my auditions, I train diligently and I work really hard towards becoming an actor. I just finished a film and the producer of the film came in and told me ‘I am a huge fan of yours,’ so I asked ‘why?’, and he said, ‘first, I’ve been looking at the footage and it is amazing, and second — I can’t believe Irrfan Khan’s son coming and giving an audition, and your audition was insane, and we are so proud of you.’”
The actor further explained, “And that made me feel so good. I didn’t pick up the phone even though mumma had the contacts, though she’ll never do it, but I gave that audition. I cannot imagine myself getting work not having earned it because then there will always be that self-doubt that I didn’t earn this. It’s for me more than anybody else that I earn the job and then I feel like I deserve my place at this table. Because the self-doubt will swallow me if I use my privilege to get work.”
On the work front, Babil Khan has bagged the opportunity to star in Yash Raj Films’ upcoming web series, The Railway Men. R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, and Divyenndu Sharma have also been roped in. The series is touted to be inspired by the courageous railway workers in Bhopal who were present during the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
