Zaid Khan on ‘Banaras’: A worthwhile struggle
The Hindu
The actor talks of the hard work that went into making his debut film memorable
Zaid Khan is all smiles about his entry into the Kannada film industry. The young actor makes his debut in Jayathirtha’s (Bell Bottom and Beautiful Manasugalu ) Banaras. The film has been extensively shot in Varanasi and Bengaluru. Zaid says the journeywas not easy. “It involved a lot of hard work.The first challengewas convincing my family. I come from a political background. Hence, it was taken for granted that I would tread the same path. As of now, I have no political inclination. Being the first actor in the family, my parents were anxious. Now, that they have seen my progress in Banaras, they are happy for me.” Living alone in Mumbai, while training at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares - The School For Actors, was also difficult, he adds. “The training at the academy was a dream come true. What was tough was living alone in Mumbai without family.Looking back, I feel the Mumbai experience made me self-sufficient and confident.”A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.