Fawad Khan Makes a Powerful Comeback with 'Barzakh'

Fawad Khan, the popular Pakistani actor, discusses his hiatus from Indian audiences and his return with the supernatural show 'Barzakh'. Despite past political tensions impacting his Bollywood career, Khan remained active in Pakistani projects. He looks forward to future collaborative opportunities and promises more upcoming content.

'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' but then there is also 'out of sight, out of mind' to contend with, says Pakistan's ever popular Fawad Khan, tongue firmly in cheek as he addresses his time away from Indian audiences.

Fawad, who became a favourite with Pakistani dramas and was briefly seen in Hindi films, the last appearance being ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' in 2016, now stars in the supernatural show ''Barzakh''.

''I have always been very thankful to fans who have waited for me and I apologise for making them wait for so long. But it was not in my hands,'' the actor told PTI in a Zoom interview. ''I'm a firm believer that everything has its own time... You say that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' but we also have another saying, 'aankh ojhal, pahaad ojhal' (out of sight, out of mind). This also happens,'' the actor told PTI in an interview over Zoom. ''Barzakh'', which sees him back with his ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' co-star Sanam Saeed and created a stir with its trailers, started streaming from Friday on Zindagi's YouTube channel and ZEE5.

(With inputs from agencies.)