Aamir Khan’s nephew
Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan’s film career was off to a flying start in 2008 with Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na just like Harman Baweja who made his silver screen debut with the same 2008 film, Love Story 2050. Currently, both Imran and Harman Baweja have gone missing in Bollywood.
Bollywood Astrologer cum Business Transformation Expert, “While Imran had support from his uncle Aamir Khan, Harman Baweja, the son of Harry Baweja used to be insecure about Imran’s debut. As luck would have it, Imran’s debut was a hit. He was seen as the Next Best Thing alongside Ranbir Kapoor. Imran had the best of roles rolling out at his feet. He decided to turn his back on stardom, says his close friend Akshay Oberoi. But Imran took the shocking decision of quitting the space as he has opted for anonymity over fame as a film star.”
What did Aamir do when Imran took the strange decision?
Shah says, “As per a close aide of Aamir, it is not that Aamir didn’t try to help Imran’s career. But after doing Aamir’s Delhi Belly which was rejected by Ranbir Kapoor, Imran at that time had more films with top banners, but he lost interest in movies.
A close friend of Imran said that he actively chose to quit. That I can assure you of. He would’ve gotten more work if he wanted to. I am not sure he enjoys fame at all. Moreover, Imran is not the first person in his family to quit stardom as his uncle filmmaker Mansoor Ali Khan also turned his back on showbiz a few decades back.”
In one of his interviews, Imran revealed “When I shot for Kidnap and Luck I was treated like a star. I was called ‘Mr. Khan’. I had my van and all the trappings. People started treating me differently. And I was very uncomfortable with that. What I like about stardom is the great service I get at restaurants. The best part is that I don’t even need table reservations. I don’t attend events and parties as I don’t know what to do there. My only regular outings are films. After making films the only thing I like doing is seeing them, preferably with my (then) girlfriend Avantika,”.
Dear Imran, Take advice
Hirav Shah adds that after his career is almost completely gone and no movies on hand, this can’t be a happy moment for the actor who 13 years ago made an engaging debut in Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. In no time, Imran was the new pinup boy, the teenage heartthrob. Along with Ranbir Kapoor, Imran was seen as the new hope of New-Age cinema. But things went wrong quickly. The wrong selection of roles hurdled Imran’s career and hurled it towards an inevitable disaster. Soon there were whispers in the industry calling Imran a one-film wonder like Kumar Gaurav. Right after his debut, Imran did Sanjay Gadhvi’s Kidnap and Soham Shah’s Luck: the two films wiped out the careers of their respective directors.
In his entire career, Imran has featured in two hits Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na and his uncle Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly. While two other movies such as I hate Luv Stories and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan were semi-hits, the last phase of Imran’s career was especially cruel with Vishal Bhardwaj’s ridiculous Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola, Milan Luthria’s vapid Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara, Gori Tere Pyar Mein, and Katti Batti which are the bigger disaster than the previous.
Hirav Shah concludes by saying that if Imran Khan had taken the advice of a good astrologer and followed some remedies, his career wouldn’t have nosedived.
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TeachAIDS from Stanford, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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