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Bollywood wants to know where Ali Zafar went

Bollywood wants to know where Ali Zafar went

From his hiatus from Bollywood to Fawad Khan's success in the meantime, Ali Zafar shares his two cents on it all
25 Jul, 2016

After his last film Kill Dil in 2014, Ali Zafar is returning to Bollywood with Dear Zindagi, a Gauri Shinde flick in which he will play a love interest to Alia Bhatt.

In an interview with DNA India, Ali explains his absence from Bollywood and talks about the future.

Ali Zafar missed his family while working in Bollywood

"I spent close to five years here shooting films and doing lot of work. And to be honest, I was far away from family and saw my son growing up on Skype. He’s around five years old now and my daughter is a little over a year old. I was missing out on the important moments and I felt that I needed to give more time back home."

He also had work to do in Pakistan.

"After the Peshawar attacks, we had pledged to make as many schools as the number of children that had died, so we have made about 40."

This is his major takeaway from his Bollywood experience

"I’ve learnt that the industry works and functions at a certain pace. And I have my own pace to do things. I don’t like to go on a signing spree and sign projects. And I choose one project a year, so I can do that and everything else I want to do."

He wants to try new things.

"I had played the chocolate-boy and I wanted to try different things. I did Kill Dil because of that. It didn’t work out at that level. But the roles that I had been looking forward to would be roles which are not just clean-cut, but something edgy, cool, cut-through, something crazy, different and something challenging that kind of stuff."

He is open to playing a homosexual character, as long as it's a good one.

"If I play gay, it would only depend on what kind of role it is and the offer. I haven’t thought of it at all, because I haven’t been made any such offer."

He may be working on something with Sultan's Ali Abbas Zafar

"He is a great guy and there is something that we are discussing, which I obviously can’t reveal, as of now."

He is happy for Fawad Khan's success.

"[Fawad's success] pleases me for a bigger reason: since the time I came in, I just didn’t think of myself. I thought that I was just one person. There will have to be many like me who take this exchange of artistes between our two countries forward. And I feel very happy and glad that someone like Fawad is so well-received here. I hope more artistes come and receive that much love and vice-versa."

He is very optimistic about the future of Pakistan.

"I am an optimist and I will always be one. I am also a romantic, but at the same time. I am also a realist. You know I made a song called 'Udenge' after the Peshawar incident. It spoke about a positive tomorrow, where we will rise. Pakistan is headed to a good space and good things are happening. Pakistan’s film industry business has picked up and had some amazing talent. Also, the youth in Pakistan is very proactive, which is a very good thing."

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Naveed I Jul 25, 2016 04:28pm
In pursuit of becoming master of All trades, he ends up master of none.
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Zak Jul 25, 2016 04:31pm
Ali Zafar explained it succinctly the progressive road pakistan is taking. AZ is great. He is very optimistic about the future of Pakistan. "I am an optimist and I will always be one. I am also a romantic, but at the same time. I am also a realist. You know I made a song called 'Udenge' after the Peshawar incident. It spoke about a positive tomorrow, where we will rise. Pakistan is headed to a good space and good things are happening. Pakistan’s film industry business has picked up and had some amazing talent. Also, the youth in Pakistan is very proactive, which is a very good thing."
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A Troll From Nowhere Jul 25, 2016 04:49pm
A good talented actor and singer. We appreciate your contribution in the field of performing arts and you are the one who actually began the bonding of creative fraternity of India and Pakistan. Good luck Ali.
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RIZ Jul 25, 2016 08:46pm
Good to know that 40 schools has been built and work in progress for more. Ali and others are doing a very good job by fulfilling their commitment.
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Iqbal Ali Jul 25, 2016 10:10pm
Bollywood does not want to know anything about him after his recent performances.
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LoL Jul 25, 2016 11:19pm
Please specify who in BOLLYWOOD is missing this "Talented" actor ;-)
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Sameer Jul 26, 2016 02:33am
@Naveed I That is wisdom.
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Mubarak Jul 26, 2016 08:56am
Bollywood is a very competitive industry and the box office rules . Talent does not really count and variety in roles and films only come when you have significant clout over a production house or financial muscle to produce your own film . AZ is talented and would have a better pursuit for non stereotypical roles in Pakistan . India would be able to replace him a hundred other AZ's in line .He is a talented man and with the money he has mad me he can now afford to look for quality work.
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Luqman Hafeez Jul 28, 2016 06:09pm
I am not aware of anything close to be called a blockbuster by him in any sphere be it movie or music. "Channo" was a rip-off of "Dhanoo" from an old Bollywood flick "Kitaab" released in 1977. The movies he did in Bollywood cannot stand even with any TV drama of Pakistan. His performance in "Total Siyapa" was a total siyapa in real. The only thing he has is the sheer confidence with which he carries himself, and that too after so many glaring fiascos.
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