Irrfan Khan: I leave my character on the set when I get home

Acclaimed actor Irrfan Khan says he never digs into his personal experiences to draw inspiration for his on-screen characters as he feels it can turn "dangerous".

Irrfan's next movie, Madaari, features him as a father who loses his child. Being a father of two sons, did Irrfan dip into his own emotional reservoir to play the grieving father in Madaari?

"Never! I never do that. Because if as an actor you begin to delve deep into your own personal emotions and experiences, it can get very dangerous for you. I never draw connections between my own life and the characters I play. I leave my characters on the sets when I get home," he said.

There are media reports that Madaari is about vigilantism against corruption. But the actor says otherwise.

"I don't play a vigilante in Madaari. I play a man who feels the system has collapsed completely and there is a need for a reform. My character is not based on any one individual. Nor is the film an attack on my one political ideology," says Irrfan.