Shahid is my teacher, mentor: Ishaan Khatter
"In the past I have shared with my brother and mother about the work that I am going to do. I think if you are close to somebody you tend to share something that is so important to you and films are a very important part of my life " Ishaan said in a statement to IANS.
"And because he is part of the same industry it is much easier for him to understand. He doesn t demand that I share everything with him or my mother. But I like to share things with my mother and brother " he added.
Ishaan made his film debut with Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi s "Beyond The Clouds" but "Dhadak" marked Ishaan s entry in Bollywood. An adaptation of Marathi hit "Sairat" "Dhadak" marked the much-awaited Bollywood foray of Janhvi Kapoor. It will find its way on the Indian small screen on Sunday on Zee Cinema.
On his love for dance he said: "Actually my mother was the first dancer in our family and she is the most accomplished of us all as a dancer. I don t think I was even conscious that my brother was a dancer when I started dancing I was very young."
"I definitely share dance with him. We are very passionate about dance and he is the more experienced dancer. He has been a mentor and he has taught me dance a lot of different techniques. So he definitely is my teacher and mentor " he added.
If not and actor what would you be?
"I would either be a dancer or do something else related to cinema in the creative department or I would just be an explorer " he said.
--IANS sug/rb/sed