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Actor Babil Khan has opened up about his bond with ‘best friend’ and father Irrfan Khan. Babil said that fame created distance between him and Irrfan, and he also elaborated on his tendency to be a people-pleaser, describing it as a survival instinct for him.
In an interview with MensXP, Babil said, “Fame for me was directly linked to the fact that when I was a child, fame was the reason I would become distant with my father because crowds would pull him away from me. As a child, even if it’s for 10 minutes when he’s holding your hand, that is your entire world. So when a bodyguard comes and takes him away because the crowd is rushing to him and that hand gets pulled away, for the child I think it’s very traumatic. I had distance from my father, physical distance because he was shooting a lot but he was very affectionate towards me when he was there.”
The Railway Men actor said that he is a people pleaser and described how insecurity drives people-pleasing behavior, attributing it to a survival instinct rooted in self-doubt. This drive, he explained, is a way to fit in and survive in society.
Reflecting back on his statement about feeling insecure and having abandonment issues, Babil said, “That abandonment thing I think comes from the fact that I would spend these beautiful 15 days with my best friend Baba, and then he would suddenly just vanish for four months of shooting. As a child I did not understand. So I think that abandonment insecurity came from there. But other than that he was the best.”
On the work front, Babil will be seen next in Shoojit Sircar directorial The Umesh Chronicles, alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
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