My films are worth much more than 100 cr - Irrfan Khan

My films are worth much more than 100 cr

Irrfan

    Irrfan, who’s currently shooting for Nikhil Advani’s next film in Gujarat, reveals why he is happy not being a highly paid actor and why he is not part of 100 crore club, but 1000 crore films! 

 
You had a humble beginning with films like Drishti and then moved on to character roles, comedy. Now you are doing some interesting work in the West. I think my work in the West is perhaps my compensation for not getting lead roles here. Our Bollywood stars talk of being part of 100 crore films. I think I belong to the 1000 crore club. If you consider the kind of business Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake and The Amazing Spiderman did or the kind of budget Life Of Pi has, then my films are much beyond 100 crores. But I am still not a highly paid actor and I am not demanding that kind of money either, because the kind of people I am associated with are not spending money on frills, they are making quality cinema. 

You recently mentioned that you’d love to do romantic roles. I don’t want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me. Indian cinema is open about intimate scenes, but I don’t want to be part of a film where women are showcased as commodity and nude scenes are shot to attract audiences. That’s not my idea of romance! 

What kind of cinema excites you? I think the Bollywood filmmaker is in two minds as to whether he should make an out-and-out masala film for front benchers or attempt something like Barfi! and score well with the audiences. A filmmaker who is passionate about his work, does not believe in paisa vasool films, is someone I want to work with.