For Sheizaan Khan, this Ramzan is extra special, as his work life is back on track. He is currently shooting for a show for YouTube, which, he says, “would be a gamechanger for me”.
“Things were slow last year, but I feel more confident now,” says the actor, who was arrested in 2023 for allegedly abetting the suicide of his Ali Baba co-star Tunisha Sharma. He was granted bail in 2023.
On getting a second chance in his career, Sheizaan says, “God has been kind. Not many people get another chance in life, and I have got it. I have seen the lowest phase of my life. But I’ve realised you either rise from that point or just lose yourself. When I was in jail, I would always remind this to myself. Aur jab bahar aaya, tab bhi the first thing I said to myself was, ‘Apne halaaton ke haath nahin ayenge, hum haar ke bhi baaz nahin ayenge’.”
Sheizaan recalls the tough time, when he didn’t have any work: “Koi kaam hi nahin de raha tha. So I thought of doing something on my own. For any artiste, it’s important for the makers, the team and your audience to trust you. But with me, that wasn’t happening. Waqt-waqt ki baat hai. I am glad finally kuch aise log mile hain who I can count on. I have been shooting for my new show for YouTube since last month and it will definitely be a gamechanger for my career.”
{{/usCountry}}Sheizaan recalls the tough time, when he didn’t have any work: “Koi kaam hi nahin de raha tha. So I thought of doing something on my own. For any artiste, it’s important for the makers, the team and your audience to trust you. But with me, that wasn’t happening. Waqt-waqt ki baat hai. I am glad finally kuch aise log mile hain who I can count on. I have been shooting for my new show for YouTube since last month and it will definitely be a gamechanger for my career.”
{{/usCountry}}Sheizaan says he’s grateful to actor Sanjay Dutt and considers him an inspiration. “I really want to meet Sanjay sir and thank him someday. He is not only a fighter, but also an inspiration. I got to know that it was him who got ceiling fans installed in the prison I was in,” he says.