Kashmiri actor on growing up in 'politically unstable state': Zain Khan Durrani

Zain Khan DurraniKuch Bheege Alfaaz actor Zain Khan Durrani a Kashmiri by birth says the worst part about growing up in a tumultuous and politically unstable state is that you insidiously get used to the violence around He made a strong impact in Onirs latest directorial Kuch Bheege Alfaaz as a poetic romantic dreamer RJ with a guilty secret Where does this intensity on screen come fromI believe its a lot to do with the character I am asked to play I have always been an emotional person and that got me to write the poetry I do Maybe growing up in Kashmir does have a bearing on the emotional aspect of my personality as well he said He grew up watching movies with his father on the VCR I didnt see a movie on the big screen until Swades in Jammu owing to the fact that there are none in Kashmir But I think this mode of selfexpression was coveted by me deep down within always said the actor whose father is a doctor and mother a professor of psychologyThe Burn Hall school Srinagar alumnus also studied at Zakir Husain Delhi College As a Kashmiri what are his thoughts on the violence in the Valley and the violent times we live in The worst part about growing up in a tumultuous and politically unstable state is that you insidiously get used to the violence around Almost impermeable but scared and disconcerted within he saidOn bagging Kuch Bheege Alfaaz KBA he said Its been a process of three years in Mumbai I came to Mumbai by a stroke of destiny in 2014 when a random audition call landed me at the auditions of Onirs Shab in Delhi Onir liked my work and asked me to assist him on Shab I spent my time learning and auditioning all of this while until Onir mentioned KBA to me and that I had to undergo auditions again with FTC production house F The Couch and that I did Only when the producers liked me did Onir tell me that he always wanted me to do the roleHe finds Onir a through professional His emotional intelligence and skills are exceptional While its my first movie I was never made to feel that way He has an indepth approach and he includes aspects from the personal life of his actors in the characters they are portraying thereby making the process much more sustainable for his actors said the actorIn the film he is shown to have no qualms in befriending and falling in love with a girl who has a skin ailment Would he react the same way in real life to a similar situation I have come to believe that a beautiful face will wither and an intelligent mind can decay but the soul is where the beauty resides and I want to be cherished for that and hence I wouldnt want any thing less than that for my loved one said ZainOn his future plans he said I want to be able to do a wide variety of roles Content is the new king as it should be so the kind of work that excites me as an audience is what Id like to be a part of as an actor as wellCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason