This Article is From Feb 04, 2013

Wanted to become famous: Irrfan Khan

Wanted to become famous: Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan will soon be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

Highlights

  • Irrfan Khan, known as one of the best performers in the country, says as a child his only motive was to become famous and change people's perception towards him.
  • "I just wanted to become somebody. I wanted to change the perception of people towards me. That was the basic reason," said the actor, a known name thanks to his work in Namesake, Paan Singh Tomar, and Maqbool, to name a few.
  • The 46-year-old, who was speaking at the launch of author Vikas Swarup's book "Accidental Apprentice", added: "Initially, I wanted to become famous - be it a player or whatever. But I didn't get any support from my family."
  • Irrfan states that the wide open field that acting is led him to pursue a career in Bollywood.
  • "When I was a kid, I used to think that there are 11 players (in cricket) so there is a limitation. Then I thought actors can be many, there is no limit and you have to work on yourself as there is nobody to choose you and your talent can become a weapon. So, that's how I chose acting," he said.
  • Irrfan will soon be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
Mumbai: Irrfan Khan, known as one of the best performers in the country, says as a child his only motive was to become famous and change people's perception towards him.

"I just wanted to become somebody. I wanted to change the perception of people towards me. That was the basic reason," said the actor, a known name thanks to his work in Namesake, Paan Singh Tomar, and Maqbool, to name a few.

The 46-year-old, who was speaking at the launch of author Vikas Swarup's book "Accidental Apprentice", added: "Initially, I wanted to become famous - be it a player or whatever. But I didn't get any support from my family."

Irrfan states that the wide open field that acting is led him to pursue a career in Bollywood.

"When I was a kid, I used to think that there are 11 players (in cricket) so there is a limitation. Then I thought actors can be many, there is no limit and you have to work on yourself as there is nobody to choose you and your talent can become a weapon. So, that's how I chose acting," he said.

Irrfan will soon be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
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