HT Brunch Cover Story: His Baba’s Babil

The smile is the same, as is the stark intensity in the eyes

The smile is the same, as is the stark intensity in the eyes. But Babil Khan, 24, seems adamant to leave every comparison you draw to his father, Irrfan Khan, unfulfilled.

Babil makes his debut in Bulbul director Anvita Dutt’s psychological drama, Qala, which releases on Netflix next month; Styling by Isha Bhansali & Akshay Tyagi; Outfit by Urvashi Kaur; Hair by Naqi Mohammad; Make-up by Vijay Shikare & Pratik Shikare (Shivaji Storm Sen)

Raising a toast to Irrfan’s movies with his son

Babil says, “The question for me was always whether I love acting enough to deal with everything else [comparisons to his father]. And I do.”

Quick questions with Babil

Bbail says, “It will take me a long time to be an artiste like my father, but I do believe that I have the right genetics, upbringing, talent and attitude to be somebody that his fans are proud of”; Outfit by Suket Dhir; Accessories by Bling Sutra; Styled by Akshay Tyagi Styling assistants: Noyonika Nalavade, Jay Pilke & Grishma Advani; Make-up by Stephen Joseph; Hair by Swapnil Pawar

Babil says, “Dad [Irrfan Khan] brought us up to be fearless in being different”

Babil’s parents, Irrfan Khan and Sutapa Sikdar

A still from Babil’s upcoming movie, Qala

Babil and his brother Ayaan celebrating their mother’s birthday in January this year

Babil with his father when he was a child

Babil on his mum, Sutapa Sikdar, and brother, Ayaan

Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra

Anvita Dutt