Imran Khan will reportedly be making his acting comeback after 8 years. (Photo: Instagram)
Imran Khan is likely to reunite with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na director Abbas Tyrewala for his comeback as an actor.
There’s a whole lot of excitement and intrigue surrounding Imran Khan’s comeback. He recently teased his comeback in a comment on Zeenat Aman’s Instagram post when a fan dropped a comment which read that she is waiting for his comeback. Taking to the comments section of the post, the fan wrote, “Zeenat Ji ne bhi comeback karlia, patani mera @imrankhan kab karega.” To this, Imran replied, “Chalo Aditi, let’s leave this one to the internet… 1M likes and I’ll make it happen.” The actor also shared Zeenat’s recent Instagram post on his story with the caption, “Taking notes on how to make a comeback from Zeenat ji.”
And now, it seems like Imran’s fans wouldn’t have to wait any longer. Speculations surrounding his big comeback can be put to rest because has exclusively learnt that his next will soon be going on floors. Sometime back, a report stated that he will be reuniting with his Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na director Abbas Tyrewala for an OTT spy drama action series.
Speaking to , the source confirms the report and even states that work on the web series has already begun. “Currently, the espionage thriller is in its pre-production stage. If things go as planned, it might go on floors by the end of this year,” the source tells us.
The source further reveals that it will feature Imran in a never-seen-before avatar and will be produced by a big production house. “Imran will be seen as an intelligence officer and this will mark a sharp departure from the boy-next-door image that he’s known for. The web space has become the obvious next step for many film actors including A-listers and Imran has been keen on exploring this space since a while now. He had been reading many scripts and this espionage thriller set in south Asia caught his attention,” adds the source.
Imran was last seen in the romance drama Katti Batti opposite Kangana Ranaut eight years back. It received a lukewarm response both from the critics and the audience alike. In 2018, he directed a short film titled Mission Mars: Keep Walking India for Dharmatic. We’ve also learnt that he intends on juggling between acting and direction and may direct more ads and short films in the near future.
Coming back to Imran’s post on social media where he had asked for a million likes to make a comeback, he eventually went on to explain, “The truth is, it was never about a million likes.I picked the number because it seemed unattainable, and since it would never happen anyway, I could just quietly retreat again, no questions asked. I didn’t count on all of you picking it up and carrying it forward… After all this time, I didn’t think anyone would still care enough to reach out and tell me they believe in me. Your love humbles me. (sic)’.
