Irrfan says one cannot function unless one is a part of the system
actor Irrfan Khan is one of the few Hindi film actors who have been able to land roles in Hollywood. He says agents 'ease the process of survival' in the West, but it doesn't mean that life gets transformed by merely having an agent. (Also Read:
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Irrfan, who will be seen in
Inferno, said here, "In Hollywood, you cannot survive without an agent. There is no system where you just pick up the phone and greet them (filmmakers). No, you have to go through an agent. You have to be part of the system, otherwise you cannot function."
The actor also stressed, "There is a misconception that if you get an agent, your whole life will be transformed. It is completely false. An agent cannot create work for you. He is just a mediator. If there is work, he brings it for you," added the actor."
He said of his own agent, "I never said that he doesn't get any work but still takes money. He takes money only when he gets work."
The
Slumdog Millionaire actor, who has also featured in films like
Life of Pi,
The Amazing Spider-Man and
Jurassic World, was speaking at the trailer launch of Meghna Gulzar's
Talvar.