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Reflections Khaled Khan

Cultural Correspondent
Though he is absent on the small screen of late, dynamic actor Khaled Khan is a familiar name to both TV and theatre audiences. He has displayed amazing versatility in his roles. The Daily Star recently caught up with the actor.
The Dally Star (TDS): Tell us about your current activities.
Khaled: I'm concentrating on theatre. I direct plays 'Shubachan Nattya Goshthi'. I also perform in the play "Ratktokarobi", a Nagarik production.
TDS: Do you believe in fate?
Khaled: I can't undermine the role of fate. Though sometimes we may claim that we don't believe in it, at desperate times, we tend to blame our fate.
TDS: Who is the ideal heroine to you?
Khaled: Definitely, Suchitra Sen. Whenever, I watch her movies I replace images of Uttam Kumar with mine next to her.
TDS: How do you view love?
Khaled: I'm traditional when it comes to love. Anything that's easily acquired loses its charm and thus becomes ephemeral. These days, I think, love has become a mundane persuasion. Back in the day, we had to put in extra efforts. Youngsters nowadays seem to lack that kind of passlo n .' I ‘
TDS: What could be th6 reasons behind it?
Khaled: There could be many reasons -- improved standards of life, changing vales and norms in the society, scientific advancements and soon.
TDS: How does science have
an adverse impact on love?
Khaled: Science has made everything easier and faster. For instance, back in the day, we waited eagerly for a love letter or a rose, or tried to fix a date to meet the objects of our affection. The real appeal of love belongs to that waiting, tension and efforts. Now thanks to the Internet and cell phones, the young can communicate with each other 24/ffu OvecHeipo8ure>r< often takes away the charms of love. Lovers rapidly lose their attraction for each another. Love has now become more mechanical.
TDS: An interesting experience...
Khaled: In my early years in Tangail, one of my friends
was my co-actor in a stage play. He had to deliver one brief line — "Ei kam ami parum na". He was probably nervous and left the stage without delivering his line. I was left awed. This experience helps me a lot these days when my co-actors miss cues. Another memorable incident: I had to work with a model-actress . once in a TV play and her mother told tlie^?6ducerthat she wouldn't allow anyone to touch her daughter throughout the shooting. There were romantic scenes in the play. We had to complete the shooting with close-up shots while standing at a distance.