Actor and Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan in a recent Ask Me Anything session commented on the recent spate of violent films and said he himself has “no interest in playing a hairy, angry man covered in blood.”
Imran will soon be reportedly making a comeback with a Netflix film titled Adhure Hum Adhure Tum, which will also feature Bhumi Pednekkar.
Ahead of the same, Imran held a special ‘Ask Me Anything’ session for his fans on Reddit, where he got candid about his film, his break, and the current trends in Bollywood.
During the session, a netizen requested Imran to not transition to “macho roles” as they are popular right now. To this, Imran said, “Yeah, no interest in playing a hairy angry man covered in blood. I think that genre is generously represented.”
Another fan opined that mainstream Hindi cinema heroes today are “loud, aggressive, and often glorify violence or problematic behaviour toward women.” Responding to the same, Imran wrote, “I have also noticed this trend and am disturbed by the way these films coddle every violent tantrum thrown by emotionally immature man-children who can't conceive of a valid reason that a women might spurn their advances. Important to note that there's a significant difference between portraying violence and toxicity, and validating them. I see it as people chasing a trend without consideration. My own sensibilities would not permit me to participate in a narrative which I consider to be irresponsible.”
Talking about the trends in Bollywood and his comeback film Adhure Hum Adhure Tum, Imran said, “I do feel like there are certain emotional notes that are largely unrepresented in movies nowadays; there's a distinct lack of empathy, kindness and responsibility in our stories and characters. We consciously crafted Adhure Hum Adhure Tum to cater to these under-represented ideas. The film is in post-production right now, we hope to release it in the later part of this year, but that decision rests with Netflix.”
Imran was last seen in a cameo in Vir Das’s film Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos.