EVERY SUPERSTAR HAS INSECURITY: IRRFAN KHAN
In a career spanning roughly 27 years, Irrfan Khan has attained stardom by being a part of Bollywood and Hollywood movies, but he feels a certain insecurity persists in an actor's life. Irrfan, whose filmography boasts of films like "Maqbool", "Life in a... Metro", "The Namesake", "The Lunchbox", "Jurassic World" and "Life of Pi", however, is of the view, a star should overcome the selfdoubts and concentrate on his or her performances. "Every superstar has some insecurity. If a movie of a director becomes hit, then the star wants to work with him. He thinks the director gave a hit with others
so I'll work with him too. "That is why a superstar is in search of choosing new subjects. Insecurity is everywhere. But if you carry the burden of insecurity always and if it is affecting your performance, then that's a big problem," Irrfan said, reports PTI.
The 48-year-old actor's upcoming project, Sanjay Gupta's action drama "Jazbaa", will see him sharing screen space with Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.The "Piku" actor said, despite her stardom, Aishwarya is a grounded person. "She has a very larger-than-life image but she is very simple. She takes care of people around her and is unlike the big superstar image she has. She is very grounded." The movie marks Aishwarya's return to big screen after a gap of five years but Irrfan never felt she was away from movies. "Comeback from where? For me she was always here. She didn't go anywhere. An actor should be allowed a gap. Her audience is still with her. People are her fan, her admirers, and they'll definitely go to watch her," he said.
The actor agreed to do "Jazbaa" because he felt it was different from previous projects of Gupta, who is known for films like "Shootout at Wadala", "Kaante" and "Zinda". "Sanjay Gupta usually makes movies where there is a lot of action and the film is male-dominated. Here ('Jazbaa'), a balance exists. It's about a woman, a child and emphasis is on the story rather than action," Irrfan said. The actor will be seen mouthing catchy one-liners in the
role of a suspended cop, Yohaan. Irrfan said there were no reference point to play the slightly largerthan-life character.
"It's always me, the director and the story. Today, people come to see me because they know my personality, my style. "If I start getting inspired from others then I won't be able to entertain. This character has my approach- how I would play a larger than life character," he said.
Actor Irrfan Khan, two of whose films earlier missed being India's official entry for the 88th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Language Film category, says Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film "Court" is a better choice than the last few "embarrassing" entries that the country sent to the Oscars.
"'Court' is a good film. I don't know about the other films. Unlike a few years back, the kind of films that were sent, they were embarrassing. This is better than them," Irrfan told IANS.
The acclaimed performer's "Paan Singh Tomar" and "The Lunchbox" were two films that were in the forefront of being chosen as India's Oscar entry, but ultimately "Barfi!" and "The Good Road" were selected by a jury appointed by the Film Federation of India.
Irrfan, who has done his fair share of work in international entertainment world, feels there should be a body "which should be really concerned about choosing the right film and sending it to a platform which is very important".
“COURT BETTER THAN INDIA'S LAST FEW EMBARRASSING OSCAR ENTRIES”