'I'D RATHER FLIP A BOOK THAN SCROLL THE PHONE'

Babil Khan speaks about his upcoming thriller Logout, his relationship with his smartphone, and how he wanted to witness his father Irrfan Khan navigate social media

- SHREYAS PANDE

CARRYING a liveliness that is often mistaken for being performative, Babil Khan's personality is a mix of vulnerability and childlike enthusiasm. It comes alive in his upcoming ZEE5 film, Logout, where he plays a social media influencer who is willing to trade anything in order to reach the milestone of 10 million followers. Unable to stay even a minute without checking his phone, Babil's character, Pratyush, practically lives in the digital world. Babil, the person, is entirely different. He says he doesn't have that kind of unhealthy attachment to his smartphone. "I have almost zero minutes of screen time. You can check. Smartphones make me anxious," he says. How does he take a break? "I just go scuba diving at times," he smiles.