New Delhi
Glamour kids and Bollywood’s next generation of actors and filmmakers are not bound to scripts as they aim to bring raw emotion, authenticity, and a unique blend of traditional and modernity in their acting, admitted many stars who joined the two-day Festival of Ideas hosted by NewsX, The Sunday Guardian (TSG), and India News, which are a part of the iTV Network.
Young talents like Babil Khan, Vatsal Neelakantan, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Suparn Varma, Shweta Tripathi, among others, shared their thoughts and journey at the Festival and interacted with the audience in a filmy interplay of tinsel town realities and dreams.
Babil Khan, son of late actor Irfan Khan, shared his journey. He said, «I never planned my debut; I just wanted to work. By the time I liked the story of QALA, I had decided to act in the film. He further said, No one can decide their future; it›s their journey and destiny that decide what he or she will do.»
Telling about the character that he was performing in his upcoming film «Friday Night Plan,» Babil said, «Previously, I had performed an intense character in ‹QALA, so this time I tried to do something different so that the audience could see something different and enjoy it.
Babil further said I started acting by seeing my ‹BABA› movie (Irfan Khan›s movie). I was very young when I realised that I wanted to do acting, but at the same time, I was scared that people would compare me with my father. Babil added, «One day I told Baba that I wanted to be an actor, and then Baba told me to first go and complete your studies and come and I will teach you acting, but by the time I came back it was too late. I remember the last time Baba went to the hospital. I asked him that, and he said, You will teach me. Then he said, I will teach you; let me come back from the hospital. By that time, I never realised that he would never come back. So now that I realise there is no one to teach me, I am working to learn on my own.
He added that performing or implementing spirituality in cinema is very hard; very few people in the industry can pull it off, but the way Baba did it inspired me to perform spirituality in cinema. I don›t just play characters; I inhabit them.
He further said the environment is very important when we do a film. So we create that kind of environment on the sets that we want in the movie. So as you all see in the trailer, Friday Night Plan› is a very cool kind of movie, so our director used to keep a very light environment on the sets to achieve this.
Responding to the bond with Netflix, he said, My first movie is on Netflix; my second movie is also on Netflix; and I hope my third movie will also come on Netflix. Netflix has been like family to me. Netflix has allowed me to showcase my work all around the world, so I accept its proposal. Babil expressed his thoughts on fashion and said, Every opportunity to express your individuality is important, so feel free to express yourself.
This next generation of actors is the new era of our cinema. These actors break free from conventions and blur the lines between reality and fiction. They create an unparalleled connection with audiences. So that the audience could witness a redefinition of cinematic expression. The art of acting reaches new heights.