Won't pressure son Arhaan to join Bollywood, says Arbaaz Khan
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,November 17 2022]
When someone from a film background decides to make a career in acting, they often have an underlying pressure of living upto the legacy of their family/background. However, in a recent media interaction, actor Arbaaz Khan has shared that he would never pressure his son Arhaan to make him work in the film industry. Born to Arbaaz and his ex wife Malaika Arora, Arhaan has been studying filmmaking in US and he has even assisted Karan Johar on a project.
Talking to ETimes, Arbaaz said, If Arhaan comes up to me with something, and at that time if I say 'No, why are you doing this? You should do that instead'. He'll listen but he’ll be scared for life. The point is, when you have that power, you should know how to use it. Because they are vulnerable at that point. If I say 'No, you will not be an actor'. I’ll squash his dreams. Hearing my knee-jerk disapproval might disgust him at some stage in his life. He might end up feeling his father didn’t let him explore his life.”
The actor further added, “If something drives him, if he's passionate about it, it could be anything - if he wants to be a chef - it will work out. Tomorrow if he comes and says, 'I’m really passionate about wanting to start a restaurant. I want to be a chef', I will never let him carry this supposed legacy, of being from the film industry, about his grandfather being from the film industry. There's no pressure. I just let him be.
Arhaan is supposed to work alongside his father in the upcoming film 'Patna Shukla'.