Irrfan Khan’s son Babil says he gives auditions to get roles: ‘Even though mom has the contacts, I still give auditions’

Late actor Irrfan Khan's son Babil shared how he accepts his privilege and navigates the the nepotism debate.

Babil is the son of late actor Irrfan Khan. (Photos: Babil/ Instagram)

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In the last few years, the debate about nepotism has gained momentum in Bollywood as more and more star kids have been joining the Hindi film industry. When Irrfan Khan‘s son Babil made his acting debut with Netflix’s Qala, there were a few who pointed out his legacy but it was largely spoken about in an appreciative way, which was quite rare.

In a new interview, Babil has opened up about how he gives auditions to get work and makes sure he is not abusing his privilege. Talking to BBC Asia Network, Babil, when asked about his privilege, said, “I have reflected upon how I deal with my privilege. I give auditions, I don’t use the privilege to get jobs, to get work.”

He then shared how a producer of one of his films could not believe that late actor Irrfan Khan’s son was giving auditions. He said, “I give my auditions, I train diligently and I work really hard towards becoming an actor. I just finished a film and the producer of the film came in and told me ‘I am a huge fan of yours,’ so I asked ‘why?’, and he said, ‘first, I’ve been looking at the footage and it is amazing, and second — I can’t believe Irrfan Khan’s son coming and giving an audition, and your audition was insane, and we are so proud of you.’”

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He also shared that he gives auditions to clear self-doubt and feel good about earning his opportunities. “And that made me feel so good. I didn’t pick up the phone even though mumma had the contacts, though she’ll never do it, but I gave that audition. I cannot imagine myself getting work not having earned it because then there will always be that self-doubt that I didn’t earn this. It’s for me more than anybody else that I earn the job and then I feel like I deserve my place at this table. Because the self-doubt will swallow me if I use my privilege to get work,” Babil concluded.

On the work front, after appearing in Qala, Babil will be seen sharing screen space with Juhi Chawla in Friday Night Plan.

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