Babil Khan takes a dig at Bollywood hunks who defeated his father Irrfan Khan at the box-office

Irrfan Khan was one of the most talented actors Bollywood had. He had made the nation proud with his global success as well. But, amidst the nepotism debate after Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise, Irrfan’s son Babil Khan has also been facing a lot of flak. Babil recently took a strong dig at the stereotypical cinema and said that his father was defeated by the Bollywood hunks who delivered theatrical one-liners.

Babil took to his Instagram account to share the most important things his father Irrfan Khan taught him about cinema he wrote, “You know one of the most important things my father taught me as a student of cinema? Before I went to film school, he warned me that I’ll have to prove my self as Bollywood is seldom respected in world cinema and at these moments I must inform about the indian cinema that’s beyond our controlled Bollywood. Unfortunately, it did happen. Bollywood was not respected, no awareness of 60’s – 90’s Indian cinema or credibility of opinion. There was literally one single lecture in the world cinema segment about indian cinema called ‘Bollywood and Beyond’, that too gone through in a class full of chuckles (sic).”

Talking about stereotypical Bollywood, Babil took a dig at the Bollywood hunks with six-pack abs who defeated his father at the box office. Babil added, “My father gave his life trying to elevate the art of acting in the adverse conditions of noughties Bollywood and alas, for almost all of his journey, was defeated in the box office by hunks with six pack abs delivering theatrical one-liners and defying the laws of physics and reality, photoshopped item songs, just blatant sexism and same-old conventional representations of patriarchy (and you must understand, to be defeated at the box office means that majority of the investment in Bollywood would be going to the winners, engulfing us in a vicious circle). Because we as an audience wanted that, we enjoyed it, all we sought was entertainment and safety of thought, so afraid to have our delicate illusion of reality shattered, so unaccepting of any shift in perception (sic).”

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Irrfan Khan passed away on April 28 as he was admitted in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital due to a colon infection. The actor had been suffering ever since he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour a couple of years back. His death has left a gaping hole in the hearts of billions of his fans.

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