Ajaz Khan’s tryst with the underworld

Ajaz Khan’s tryst with the underworld

    Ajaz Khan is looking forward to Lakeer Ka Fakeer, starring him in the lead. The film is about three friends, who have been born and brought up in a Mumbai locality notorious for its underworld presence.
    He says, “The film shows how these three young guys suffer only because they hail from that particular area. They are denied passports and banks turn down their loan applications. Moreover, nobody gives them a job. Sadly, the stigma continues to hound the youth there even today though there are no kingpins in that area anymore.”
    In the movie, Ajaz plays Fakeer Mohammed Khan, a rebel who wants to make a place for himself and his friends, despite the obstacles.
    Director Zubair Khan, a previous resident of that area, has actually faced these hardships. Adds Ajaz, “It was only after Zubair moved out that he could create his own identity. I visited the place to get a feel of it and even met some people. They wanted to do something in life, but have nowhere to go. My look in the film resembles that of people who I met.”

Ajaz Khan