Actor Imran Khan recently shared how one of his stories was stolen by the executives of a television channel. The actor revealed that after returning to India in 2005, following the completion of his studies, he aspired to become a director and writer, with acting not initially on his mind. He created a folder of his stories and went in “cold” (without telling anyone about his industry connections) to pitch to a television channel.

Imran told Humans of Bombay that while the channel appreciated his ideas, he never heard from them again. It wasn't until one of his actress friends mentioned being cast in a role with the story bearing a striking resemblance to the outline of the script that he submitted.