Filmmaker Karan Johar has picked Ibrahim Ali Khan as Bollywood’s ‘Next Big Thing’!
The director and producer officially announced the launch of Ibrahim, son of Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh in a social media post on Wednesday. Taking to his handle, KJo shared photos of the young debutant, and shared his excitement about his entry into the film industry, considering his long-standing connection with Ibrahim’s family, dating back 40 years.
In a lengthy note, he recalled his first meeting with Amrita when he was just 12 years old and highlighted her grace, talent, and warmth, while also describing his first impression of Saif as “young, suave, charming, and effortless.”
Johar, who worked Amrita in ‘Duniya’ shared, “I met Amrita or Dingy, how the loved ones like to call her…when I was just 12 years old. She did a film for @dharmamovies with my father called Duniya, and I remember so vividly the grace, the energy & the commandment over the camera she had. BUT, what I remember the most is the warmest chinese dinner with her and her hairstylist of the time after our first meeting, followed by a James Bond movie! She treated me like her own the second we met and that was the power of her grace…which lives on through her and her children too!.”
The director who worked with Saif in ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ and ‘Kurbaan’, recalled their first meeting, saying, “With Saif, it was in Anand Mahendru’s office where I first met him. Young, suave, charming & effortless…VERY much like the first time I met Ibrahim. And a strong friendship that continues from our generation to luckily our kids!!! I know this family for 40 years.”
