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Fardeen Khan: Daunting to come back to changed landscape
Updated On: 02 May, 2024 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Khan said having an attitude of a newcomer helped him navigate the uncertainty of the business and also helped him go ask for work from former collaborators
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Fardeen Khan. Pic/Yogen Shah
Actor Fardeen Khan is happy to be back at work after a gap of 14 years as it gave him an opportunity to silence his "inherent fears" and start afresh like a newcomer. After "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar", Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s sprawling period drama series on Netflix, which reintroduces the actor to the audiences, Khan has two more films -- "Khel Khel Mein" and "Visfot" lined up for release. "It was very daunting, making that decision to come back. So much had changed in itself that I had inherent fears and apprehensions. But what kept me going and gave me encouragement is the warmth and love that I received. People who like my work, my audiences, my fans, they`ve been consistent with that over the years," Khan told PTI in an interview. Looking back, the 50-year-old actor said he needed to focus on his personal life after the death of his actor-producer father Feroz Khan in 2009. Khan`s last release was "Dulha Mil Gaya" which came out in 2010. "I needed some time to myself after I lost my father. I had a bit of a health scare back then. Also, we were looking to have children. I just needed to take some time off but believe me it wasn`t planned to be this long. When my daughter was born in 2013, my heart just melted, and I said, `I would like to spend some time with her, and enjoy being a father full time`.
Then, my son was born," he added. Khan, who was launched by his father in Hindi film "Prem Aggan" in 1998, was a star in the 2000s and worked in movies such as "Jungle," "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya," "Bhoot," "Dev," "No Entry," and "Heyy Babyy". The actor, who was welcomed with cheers and applause at the trailer launch of "Heeramandi" in Delhi last month, is curious about how the audiences receive him as Nawab Wali Mohammed in the show, set in the world of courtesans in the pre-independence India. "Fourteen years is not a small amount of time. I`m coming back to a whole new landscape, the way films are written, the way the protagonists are thought of, the kind of stories that are being told, the platforms on how films are distributed and broadcast and brought to the audience, everything has changed. I feel like this newcomer, who`s got this most amazing opportunity, and I`m happy to be back at work," Khan said. If he had to do it all over again, Khan said probably the gap would be shorter as he missed being at work but nothing can match the experience of seeing one`s children grow in front of their eyes. "
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