"I will never work in Bollywood, I am not very fond of it." - Ayesha Khan

Ayesha Khan was Nadia Khan’s first guest in her comeback Morning Show. Nadia Khan and Ayesha talked about everything from how people exploit social media to Ayesha Khan’s future plans. Talking about Pakistani stars who have worked in Bollywood till now Ayesha Khan said that she felt that these stars were not given the kind of role and attention they deserved based on their talent. She also said,

“I have set certain boundaries for myself that will never allow me to work in Bollywood. The films that I did here in Pakistan were within those limits which I have set for myself but Bollywood is different. I am not criticizing the actors who have worked there, everyone has their own standards.”

Ayesha Khan also said that she went to India once to shoot an advertisement but she never met anyone there. She also said that actors who act in Bollywood,

“will always be outsiders, they will never have the kind of support system we have here in Pakistan.”

The talented actress who has impressed the audience with her performances again and again said that she would always want to be known as a drama actor. She said,

“My favorite medium has always been television. It is really sad that the quality of scripts of dramas has really gone down. The reason for that is that the writers are not writing the scripts themselves. Their names are on the script but their assistants or helpers write the script.”

Talking about how tough it has become for directors too to choose projects they would enjoy directing she said,

“The channels/producers only want 24 episodes, it doesn’t matter whether the story loses focus or it gets repetitive. Unnecessary marriages are shown and this new trend of having two wives has gone too far. There was a time when it was okay to choose your projects based on who was directing them because there were certain directors who were reliable. But now it isn’t the director’s fault either because how can he choose a good script when they aren’t any around any more!”

Ayesha Khan is still seen in drama even though she obviously does not like the kind of dramas that are being made nowadays. She says the reason is,

“I am very passionate about acting that is why I can’t do without working in dramas. But it is sad when you have to do the same thing over and over again because you don’t have a choice.”