Babil Khan says an actor's relevance often depends on social media presence
Babil Khan, who finds it challenging to walk the fine line between honesty and pretense. The young actor's social media feed is full of fascinating tales about his late father Irrfan Khan and life lessons from his mother Sutapa, but Babil said he «struggles» to be honest in his expression on social networking sites.
«I'm struggling so much because I was brought up in a household where I got a phone when I was 16 or 17 years old.
I have no relation with phones and social media but we have to do certain things now. To live in the discipline of an actor, you have to understand honesty with oneself and with life.
»Like, how do you look at things in an honest way… Now your relevance is dependent on social media and your job as an actor is dependent on that relevance.
It takes something away from your soul," the actor told PTI in an interview.
Babil, who made his debut with Anvita Dutt's 'Qala', said he has this «spiritual and mental turmoil» within himself because he is torn between being honest and pretentious.
«It's just that you know when you are pretending and lying and when you do so you feel a turmoil within yourself. That is a very spiritual and mental turmoil, and that is a tough thing to deal with, like ego management, the pleasing, you cannot say the truth to people because people might feel bad.
»So, all this creates anxiety and turmoil.
