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From starting his journey as a child actor to being shamed for his skinny figure and trying to make a comeback, actor Imran Khan opens up in an interview with Humans of Bombay. (Also Read: Exclusive | Imran Khan interview: From his depression to comeback after 10 years, to ladylove Lekha Washington)
This interview was released on Saturday. We are telling you five main things said by him in the interview.
When stuttering develops in childhood
The actor revealed that he was three years old when his mother brought him back to India after a divorce. “My parents got divorced when I was three years old. My first school was very lenient in terms of caning, which caused me a lot of developmental problems like stuttering. I also became stressed and anxious. I would shut down, that’s when my mother took me out of school,” he said in the interview.
He made his acting debut as a child in ‘Jo Jeeta Wo Sikandar’. He says he initially wanted to be an archaeologist. Cinema — the Indiana Jones films — is what inspired his passion for it. His first film as a lead was ‘Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na’ in 2008 opposite Genelia D’Souza.
In a video interview he said, “I made my first film as a director when I was 10 years old. I would borrow a handycam and make it with friends. Now I do it, but with a script and a plan.”
On overcoming your depression
The actor admitted that it was only last year that he started coming out of depression and feeling fulfilled. And the attention on him became a major reason behind this, as he started feeling that he was being rude by not responding to people concerned about his life and whereabouts. He realised that people had not forgotten him, and as the noise grew, he felt more responsible to answer the calls. He said, “I felt pressured to get my head out and show up. The whole process was very emotional for me.”
being ashamed of being skinny
In the interview, she also admitted that she was shamed for being skinny. “The world sees women and men in a certain way. It’s easier for women to expose it,” she said, sharing that women find it easier to expose and stand up against men’s perception of classical beauty.
According to him, men buy more. This is what happened to him. There was a time when he used to take protein shakes and spend hours in the gym, but later he realized that he could not gain much weight. That’s when he started taking steroids.
“The results are great, but sad things happen when you stop taking them. Because you feel depressed that your body is not the same anymore and I am skinny again. It was all because of external pressure. You have to talk to yourself,” he says, and find a way to detach from the pressure.
On co-parenting their daughter
Imran separated from Avantika in 2019. They share daughter Imara together. Opening up about co-parenting with Avantika, he said his childhood has been a useful template in his case. His parents divorced when he was three, and he says, “They are good role models. Despite their differences, they consciously connected with me with the intention of loving me. I was their priority”.
This has been true in their case as well, as they admit their focus is on keeping Imara away from the pain and burden of separation. They say they keep telling her that these are “grown-up people’s” problems. They do this by talking openly about their feelings.
on his return
Emraan’s last release was Katti Batti, which also starred Kangana Ranaut alongside him. The film did not do well at the box office. Some time ago, Emraan had revealed that his comeback – a spy series with Disney+ Hotstar – was in the works but it got shelved. Currently, he is looking at scripts to choose his comeback project.
Talking about his comeback, he said, “The sudden comeback is kind of backwards. One would assume that I would sign projects and promote them. But I haven’t signed any projects yet. I am open to working on a project and am actively looking for projects.” He revealed that he is currently meeting people and reading scripts. “There are a few that have piqued my interest and they are under development,” the actor said. He will only do projects that pique his interest, admitting that he has had a lot of endorsements coming his way but he is not choosing any as he doesn’t want people to think that he is taking advantage of the attention coming his way.
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