Mumbai: Star kid Ibrahim Ali Khan’s good looks made him a social media sensation even before his Bollywood debut with ‘Nadaaniyan’, opposite Khushi Kapoor.
The actor is now being praised for his acting skills in Kayoze Irani’s ‘Sarzameen’.
On Cyrus Broacha’s podcast Cyrus Says, â
Sarzameenâ director Kayoze opened up about casting Ibrahim as his lead actor.
âI did see something in him. The first thing I saw is that this boy is tailor-made for the camera. And even his harshest critics canât disagree. When he is in front of the camera, he has got a presence. He is made for the camera, and he is bloody handsome,â Kayoze shared.
âHe always had the physique. Atul (Mongia) also said that there is something really there. And we have to find his inner world. We have to find what is there inside of him that will come out so his performance is actually him. And thatâs what we focused on. And I used to have a little sheet with key words that I used to talk to him through the scenes about. Motivating words. So thatâs how it worked. And thatâs why he is getting a lot more love on this one,â the director added.
âSarzameenâ, a patriotic drama, also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Kajol in lead roles.