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Babil Khan: If mom is happy with what I do, I’m successful
Updated On: 17 November, 2023 04:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Gearing up for his maiden web series The Railway Men, Babil on how his popularity among youth is not his barometer of success
Sutapa Sikdar and Babil Khan
Just after shooting his debut film Qala (2022), Babil Khan moved on to The Railway Men. Yash Raj Films’ maiden OTT offering, grand sets, celebrated actors for co-stars—the Netflix limited series had all the makings of an intimidating experience for the young actor. But today, as Khan looks back at the experience, he is grateful to director Shiv Rawail and his co-stars for taking care of a relative newcomer. “It’s easy for a sensitive person like me to feel intimidated by all of this. Not once did Shiv or anyone make me feel so,” he smiles.
Set against the backdrop of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the Kay Kay Menon, R Madhavan and Divyenndu-starrer is inspired by the true stories of courage shown by a group of railway workers to save lives in the face of the world’s worst industrial disaster. Khan says he was cast as Imaad for a simple reason—his inherent innocence aligned with the earnest Imaad whom writer Aayush Gupta and Rawail had created on paper. “Shiv’s brief was how to retain my innocence. This became [crucial]. He’d push me in a different way from others because he is very perceptive,” Khan recalls.
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