Zayed Khan: Shouldn't have detached myself completely from acting; wasn't the smartest move

The impartiality it provides is perhaps the largest advantage of looking back. Zayed Khan acknowledges that looking back on his career, there are a few things he wishes he had done differently. The actor tried his hand at television with Haasil in 2017 after a 12-year stint in films, but he vanished from the scene a year later. He believes the sabbatical and the years that followed have been a learning experience five years later as he prepares for his comeback with The Film That Never Was.

Zayed told Midday that, as he began to focus more on his family, he took a step back from performing. It wasn't a good idea for him to fully cut himself off from acting. Finding his way back in has been harder this time around. Earning those stripes again takes a lot, and it was a lesson he learned. Today, there is a lot more professionalism and competitiveness. Actors are extremely valuable in today's world. The mere fact that one has access to individuals does not guarantee that they will be given the chance.

Khan, whose filmography includes Main Hoon Na (2004) and Dus (2005), is aware of how drastically the language of filmmaking has evolved recently. He established Hungry Wolves Entertainment with this realisation to create stories that speak to him. The mockumentary, which Mohit Shrivastava directed, comes first. Mohit had a solid script; they worked on it to turn it into a fun and humorous project. Zayed approaches acting much more subtextually now. He has lived his life and gone through so much that he no longer has lights in his eyes.

The first of the many topics he wants to research is The Film That Never Was, which he made with Aseem Merchant. Zayed is eager to take on a job with gray undertones in the future, similar to Lucifer.

He chuckles and adds that playing a dark figure also depends on who the filmmaker is. Many people have told him that he can nail the role of Lucifer. It's easy to access one's evil side. To collaborate with those that inspire one to believe that this can be done—what a fantastic point of view!