I don’t like bragging: Irrfan Khan
He is one of the few Indian actors with international projects like Slumdog Millionaire and The Amazing Spider-Man to his credit, but actor Irrfan Khan doesn’t believe in blowing his own trumpet and lets his work speak.
The Amazing Spider-Man, in which he plays Dr Ratha, is set to release in India on June 29, but Irrfan has hardly spoken about it.
Asked why, he said: “I don’t brag about it because I don’t like bragging. I hate bragging. I don’t enjoy bragging. Sometimes people have an attitude that bragging brings something to them, but I don’t want to achieve anything from bragging. I don’t like that.”
At a press conference on Thursday, ahead of the movie’s release, Irrfan said “I definitely do publicity for a film where I feel it is necessary, where I am excited about it, where I feel they need me... I go and do it. But I would like to be in a situation, where I don’t have to do publicity for a film and people understand there is something special about it themselves. The audiences are not fools, they can smell films.”
Some of Irrfan’s earlier international projects have included A Mighty Heart and The Darjeeling Limited and American HBO show “In Treatment”.
The actor, who won praises galore for his work in Hindi biopic Paan Singh Tomar about an athlete-turned-dacoit, has already cautioned the fans that his role in The Amazing Spider-Man is a short one.
“I don’t have a lengthy role in this film. I did it because it was an experience for me. In Hollywood, they call it as a pivotal role because it moves the story in some way, but I don’t think it’s a very big role. For me, my presence is enough and I enjoyed it,” said the 45-year-old.
Published in The Express Tribune, 25th, 2012.
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