Nasirr Khan on Making It on His Own and Walking Out of His Father Johnny Walker’s Shadow

It may seem like children of actors are often shrouded by their parents' legacy, but actor Nasirr Khan may be an exception. Although he is the son of veteran Hindi cinema actor and comedian Johnny Walker, Nasirr claims that many people do not know about his relationship with the iconic Hindi actor. Speaking to The Times of India, the 52-year-old actor said, “Just the other day, one of my co-actors came running to me and said, ‘Arre aap Johnny Walker ke bete hain, I didn’t know'.” For Nasirr such anecdotes signify that he has made it in the showbiz on his own and feels that it is something his father would be proud of. Nasirr said, “People didn’t even realise that I was Johnny Walker’s son and so they didn’t expect me to follow a certain career path.” The actor said that if one were to sit down to compare the two eras of his time and his father’s time, it is impossible because humour, films and comedy were much simpler in those days when Walker acted with veterans like Dilip Kumar and Guru Dutt. Talking about the challenges a modern actor faces, Nasirr said, “Now, a child is almost born with a mobile phone so he will perhaps not find that comedy and humour as appealing.