I Was Broken And Vulnerable

Late
actor
Irrfan
Khan’s
son
Babil
is
all
set
to
make
his
acting
debut
with
Anvita
Dutt’s
upcoming
Netflix
film,

Qala.
Recently,
at
the
Netflix’s
Films
Day
event,
he
revealed
that
he
was
still
coming
to
terms
with
his
father’s
demise
when
he
went
to
audition
for
his
debut
movie.

As
per
a
report
in
PTI,
Babil
told
reporters
that
he
wanted
to
work
on

Qala
even
before
reading
its
script
but
was
in
a
vulnerable
state
as
the
audition
was
scheduled
around
the
time
when
his
father
had
passed
away.
Irrfan
breathed
his
last
due
to
neuroendocrine
tumour
at
the
age
of
54
on
April
29,
2020.

Babil
said,
“One
of
my
close
friends
had
been
an
assistant
to
Anvita
and
even
before
I
read
the
script,
I
wanted
to
do
the
film.
I
never
had
second
thoughts
about
it
and
jumped
to
reach
the
auditions.
It
was
the
time
Baba
had
passed
away
and
I
was
broken
and
vulnerable.”

The
debutant
said
that
when
he
reached
the
production
house
(Clean
Slate
Filmz),
the
makers
made
him
feel
safe.
Babil
admitted
that
he
was
coming
with
some
baggage
and
was
scared.
However,
Anvita
despite
making
an
epic,
took
care
of
him.
He
said
that
the
way
she
hugged
him
was
precious.

On
the
other
hand,
Anvita
Dutt
revealed
that
she
first
met
Babil
at
a
party
when
he
was
just
14.

“When
we
were
auditioning
for
Jagan,
we
tested
many
boys.
Some
were
very
interesting
but
we
weren’t
getting
him.
The
friend
that
he
mentioned,
she
casually
asked
‘Do
you
want
to
test
Babil?’
But
I
didn’t
know
(if)
he
was
looking
into
acting.
I
knew
he
was
studying
films
and
wanted
to
be
a
cinematographer,”
the
filmmaker
said
at
the
event.

Anvita
said
that
she
knew
they
had
found
Jagan
(Babil’s
character
name
in

Qala)
the
moment
she
saw
his
audition.
Dutt
said
that
it
could
have
been
frightening
for
him
since
he
was
faced
the
camera
for
the
first
time.

She
continued,
“Babil
was
also
coming
from
a
sad
place
and
yet
kept
his
energy
intact.
He
was
truly
a
God’s
child.He
came
on
the
set
with
a
lot
of
raw
energy.
Babil
has
a
great
presence,
and
is
just
beautiful
and
innocent.
Anvita
further
added
that
Babil
is
incredible
in
the
film.

Talking
about

Qala,
the
film
is
touted
to
be
a
heartbreaking
story
of
a
daughter
who
craves
for
her
mother’s
love.
It
also
features
Tripti
Dimri
in
a
pivotal
role.