Nasirr Khan is the son of yesteryear actor Johnny Walker, but he says many people are not aware of that. “Just the other day, one of my co-actors came running to me and said, ‘Arre aap Johnny Walker ke bete hain, I didn’t know.’ I feel this is something my father would have been proud of... that I have made it on my own in showbiz,” says Nasirr. His original name is Nasiruddin Kazi, but he is known as Nasirr Khan.

He says, “I don’t know how people attached Khan to my surname, but then I went with it. Otherwise, my real name is Nasirr Kazi. My father changed his name for his own reasons in the 50s, but people changed my name on their own.”

Nasirr is happy that he got work in the industry on his own merit. He shares, “People didn’t even realise that I was Johnny Walker’s son and so they didn’t expect me to follow a certain career path. If we sit down to compare the two eras, it is impossible because comedy and films were much simpler in those days when my father acted with stars like Dilip Kumar and Guru Dutt. Now, a child is almost born with a mobile phone, so he will perhaps not find that kind of humour appealing. But, I do feel that people and things were far simpler in those days than now.”

The actor is currently seen in the TV show Shubh Laabh. He has been a part of many films, too, in the past. Ask him about not getting good offers in films, and he says, “My father had his own struggles in the 50s, he made it on his own, left it all and then enjoyed his life. I also want to follow that. Why my films didn’t work or why a certain TV show did not work, is not in my hands. The fact is every actor has gone through his share of struggle. I have learnt now that inner peace and satisfaction are more important. Work is a part of your life, not your whole life. I have seen top actors sliding down and unknown people becoming stars. So, it is all about just enjoying your work.”