MUMBAI: Known for mostly a 'good boy' kind of image, actor Iqbal Khan, of Tumhari Pakhi fame, says he is in no mood to change his image on the screen. "I have done bold roles in the past wherein I had intimate scenes, but I am ashamed of doing that. I don't mind doing an intimate scene but once the scene goes beyond a few seconds it becomes cheap! A scene then doesn't have any weight or relevance to it. The project which I did, which I don't want to name, was my fault. A few scenes are still okay, but I can't do a project which is entirely based on intimate scenes," rues Iqbal.
Ask the actor, what sort of offers he gets on TV and for films and he shares, "TV wise I am getting good and interesting offers for leads. A lot of things are in the pipeline. I have never had any struggle sort of a thing on TV but yes in films, the case has been entirely different, especially once I did a lot of TV. The TV tag carries a lot of weight in a negative way as far as film offers are concerned. The entertainment industry has this myth that a good TV actor can not run a film on his own, however, an average or a below average film actor gets to do a TV show phir chahe that might bomb badly only. But the tag matters a lot. Unfortunately, TV actors get meaty roles in films but not big lead roles."
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Credits: TOI