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Ananth Mahadevan’s upcoming film Rough Book, which takes a hard look at the education system, may be in the news for having nailed several issues through an entertaining film. But what’s also creating a buzz is the film’s unique casting. The film that has got a thumbs-up at various film festivals internationally boasts a rather quaint ensemble cast. So, while on one hand, there is the talented dynamo Tannishtha Chatterjee and many theatre seniors including Kaizad Kotwal, Suhasini Mulay, Vinay Jain, Joy Sengupta, on the other hand all the students are actually first-time actors, except the protagonist, Amaan F Khan, who is one-film-old.

Talking about it, Mahadevan points out that the contrast itself made it a very interesting concept. He elaborates, “It was not a conscious decision to make it a senior versus junior kind of a thing, but I was sure that I wanted certain raw...

Ananth Mahadevan’s upcoming film Rough Book, which takes a hard look at the education system, may be in the news for having nailed several issues through an entertaining film. But what’s also creating a buzz is the film’s unique casting. The film that has got a thumbs-up at various film festivals internationally boasts a rather quaint ensemble cast. So, while on one hand, there is the talented dynamo Tannishtha Chatterjee and many theatre seniors including Kaizad Kotwal, Suhasini Mulay, Vinay Jain, Joy Sengupta, on the other hand all the students are actually first-time actors, except the protagonist, Amaan F Khan, who is one-film-old.

Talking about it, Mahadevan points out that the contrast itself made it a very interesting concept. He elaborates, “It was not a conscious decision to make it a senior versus junior kind of a thing, but I was sure that I wanted certain raw...

Disney Utv is bringing a Bollywood fairytale story to life again! A reimagining of the 1980 film starring Rekha, this version of Khoobsurat stars Sonam Kapoor. The film directed by Shashanka Ghosh releasing September 19th is a quirky, modern romantic comedy. Of course, a Disney film has to have a handsome prince and that is played by Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.

We were able to catch Fawad Khan for a very quick but wonderful chat. Though we only had the chance to talk for a short time, the actor really took the time to give amazing answers. See what he had to say in this exclusive interview!

Did you always want to be an actor?

Wow! I think that everyone in some corner of their heart and at some point in time in their youth and during their childhood has fantasized that oh I wish I could be that character on screen.