Actor Imran Khan was all set to make his comeback with a spy series. However, it has been shelved, and there’s no clarity on when it will see the light of day. In a recent interview, actor Imran Khan opened up about his thoughts on the portrayal of violence in movies and his hiatus from the film industry.
The actor revealed to Film Companion that despite considering a comeback, he hasn’t found the right project. He talked about his shelved spy series with Disney+ Hotstar, which he’s actually relieved didn’t materialise. Directed by Abbas Tyrewala, the project was scrapped after Hotstar’s acquisition by Jio last year. Imran expressed contentment about not being part of a character that resorts to solving problems with a gun.
Imran Khan Calls Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker – A Real Violence Movie
Imran opened up about his discomfort with the recent trend in films, where violence is portrayed without consequence, often glamorised and sexualised. He emphasised that while action movies were a favourite during his teenage years in the ’90s, the current portrayal of violence in cinema makes him uneasy. He referenced Todd Phillips’ Joker, praising how it conveyed the weight of violence, citing the scene where Joaquin Phoenix’s character, Arthur Fleck, stabs a man.
My first ever crush #ImranKhan returning after 10 yrs just to publicly bash #RanbirKapoor & @ImVangaSandeep 🥹
“Films where heroes shoot 7 people in the head & their heads explode to music, trying to make it “cool,” I don’t want to play a character who solves problems with a gun” pic.twitter.com/8n3asxPulh— Bubbles (@bubblesbublu) April 20, 2024
