NEW DELHI: Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan, who’s all set to make his Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films-Netflix ‘David vs Goliath’ theme movie ‘Maharaj’, will reportedly painting a transwoman in an upcoming play ‘Strictly Unconventional’. The play can be carried out in Mumbai on November 15.
In an unique interview, the producer of his play, Delna Patel shares her admiration for her actor Junaid, expressing, “Working with Junaid is just fabulous because he has no hang ups, he has no ego, he is such a team player and such a wonderful boy. He has no attitude, nothing. He is on the ball, he does his work, he knows his craft, he’s always there on time, helpful, happy and smiling. It really is a treat to work with him.”
She additional provides particulars of the play and says, “Junaid is part of 2 of the 6 stories in ‘Strictly Unconventional’. These were diverse roles ; one of the pieces is about a couple who thinks they have the perfect relationship and they complete each other’s sentences. They just know each other so well. It was actually a dysfunctional relationship where Junaid and the other actress Nitya were the only two actors in that piece and he was just superlative.”
“I have seen his journey from ‘A Farming Story’ which I think was not too long after college for him maybe two years or so where he had lost all this weight and he had been working out. He had suddenly grown so much as a person and as an actor,” she added.
Junaid Khan made his debut in theatre in 2017 with director Quasar Thakore Padamsee’s adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, a satire on the absurdity of battle. Junaid has actively been performing in theatre for greater than six years.
MAHARAJ
Inspired by true occasions, ‘Maharaj’ is an unbelievable David vs Goliath story set within the 1800s, about how a typical journalist goes on to take a robust role-model of society, hailed by many as a messiah for the plenty. The fearless reporter goes on to uncover a collection of incidents that shake the very basis of society.
The movie additionally stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Sharvari and Shalini Pandey and can be directed by Siddharth P Malhotra.
As per experiences, Junaid Khan has additionally signed his second movie after ‘Maharaj’, which additionally stars Sai Pallavi reverse him. The movie is touted to be a love story.
