Faisal Khan had recently opened up about having resentments with his family members, especially with his elder brother Aamir Khan. The relationship turned sour when his family felt that he had depression and paranoid schizophrenia. He had claimed that his family kept him under house arrest for one year and forced fed him medicines that were allegedly illegal. And going through an emotional turmoil, the long forgotten Faisal is all ready to make a comeback with his directorial debut Faactory. The actor-turned-director said that he didn't take any help from Aamir and wants to break out of his brother's shadow.
"No, I didn't get any help from Aamir, he has not even heard the script of the film that I am making. And I didn't need any help as such because I've been through the process. I joined as a third assistant and climbed my way up to the first assistant, then I have acted in a couple of films, I have done TV, theatre. I have gone through the whole grind. With Aamir also, when I joined his production house, I was reading scripts. All the experience that I have gained from my initial assistant days till now, I've put it all into this film. So I don't need to rely on Aamir for anything because ultimately it has to be a vision that a director has. And I didn't want to take any inputs from anyone; I wanted to helm the project on my own," Faisal Khan told TOI in an interview.
Expressing his displeasure of being written as Aamir Khan's brother, Faisal asked, 'Why doesn't one write it as Faisal Khan's brother Aamir?' "Whether it is a hit, it is my baby, whether it is a flop, it is my baby. I didn't let anyone take the decisions, ultimately, as a director, you're supposed to take your own decisions. Also, how does one form one's own identity? I have had my own struggles. How does one break out of that. How does Faisal Khan ever break out of Aamir Khan's shadow? Why doesn't one write it as Faisal Khan's brother Aamir? The whole system needs a big change," he added.
Faisal had shocked everyone when he had opened up about going the legal way against his family for the ill-treatment they have given to him. In 2007, Faisal was reported missing for two days, several days after filing a complaint against Aamir of keeping him confined to his home due to his alleged mental illness. He was traced in Pune and brought back to Mumbai and underwent a medical examination at JJ Hospital for 20 days. It was then found that Faisal was mentally fit.
He said that the reports about his mental health condition and the legal battle against his family did affect his career. He said he had tough time getting roles as people were not ready to meet him.
"It did affect my career for quite a while because going through a legal case where someone thinks that you are mental and the world thinks that you are mental, not proper in the head people were scared to work with me. At that time I was asking people for roles, I was yet not considering direction at that point, but I was acting because that's what I've learned and that's what I've been doing all my life. But I was having a tough time getting roles. People were not ready to meet me in the industry. So I faced all that. Ultimately, I also realized that when I will get into direction, it will be an uphill task. Luckily it worked out for me. Now that I have crossed over and directed a film, I don't need anyone's approval of my mental health. They can think what they want, the world can think what they want, it doesn't affect me. Ultimately my work will speak for itself and that's what matters," he said.
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