Irrfan Khan: An actor should be vulnerable before the camera

While his acting skills have brought him appreciation from all quarters
and also a national award, Irrfan Khan
feels an actor should never be too sure of
his work as it helps him better his craft.

"Being an actor is also about being unsure
of things that bring freshness in your
performance, whether it is any role. I have
seen directors being vulnerable, trying to
explore what to do. There is no freshness if
the actors know everything or are too sure of the work," Irrfan said
in an interview
here.

"So I feel one has to be naked and
vulnerable in front of the camera, you
should not know what is going to happen,"
he said.

Irrfan has had a successful run at box
office with films like Paan Singh Tomar and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
but his concern still remains to keep getting good
work.

"It is heartening that people are
acknowledging you, people think you are
engaging and entertaining them. The
concern is that you keep getting
interesting work and good directors to
work with. It makes you feel nice about yourself and your work," he said.

When asked if he ever fears losing the
stardom, the actor says, "The fear has not
come as I think I have just started. I am
still looking for or waiting for those good
films and roles. When I don't know what
kind of films and roles I want to do, then it could be a fearful situation."

Irrfan is one such actor who did not do the
usual Bollywood stuff and rather created
his own path.

"The industry always responded to work,
but it was me who was looking for
particular kind of roles. I did not have any
kind of path, I was looking to create a path
of my own. And if you wish to do this, then
it will have its own challenges," he added.

Irrfan is looking forward to the release of
Nikhil Advani's D Day , where he plays a RAW agent. The actor insists
that though
in the past several films have had
characters of a RAW agent, but his is
different.

"My role of a RAW agent in D Dayis different and a step ahead of other films.
This is primarily because we have shown
the nuances of that profession in detail.
People will get to know how intelligence
services operate, how they pass
information in a secret and innovative way," he said.

Releasing on July 19, the film also stars
Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti
Hassan and Rishi Kapoor. Irrfan is also working on Aditya Chopra's
home production Gunday , a romantic thriller, alongside Priyanka Chopra,
Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, but is
tight-lipped about the project. Gundaywill release on February 14 next year.