The answer to your question is, no, it did not impede my life. It was just a character that I was playing, and I did a lot of other films as myself, in my own voice, and it was great fun. But yes, this film became a kind of introductory film for me — a launch pad. Although I had done Som Mangal Shani, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Purani Haveli, and others, I had also done Abhi Toh Main Jawaan Hoon before that. But Andaz Apna Apna became very close to my heart and turned into a cult classic.

Shehzad Khan on Andaz Apna Apna: “Mimicking my father was a launchpad, not a limitation”

I was very excited to work with Raj Santoshi Sahab and producer Vinay Sinhaji. I had done my first film with Vinayji, Abhi Toh Main Jawaan Hoon — it was a video film. He had promised me a good role in his feature film, and he kept his word. That's why I was very excited to work in Andaz Apna Apna as Vinod Bhalla.

My father was a very big influence on me. I think he was one of the finest actors, and I always idolized him. My relationship with my father was exactly like the one between Ranbir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in Animal.

Since I am his son, I have always been known as Ajit Sahab's son, and yes, I have lived in his shadow. But I have done a lot of films in my own voice and in my own style. Since I look like him — and though he is physically no longer present — people see him through me. I think in this industry, no father-son resemblance is as close as mine and my father's. I am very thankful and grateful to God for that.

My father's friends told him that your son has done a film where he copied your voice. That’s how he saw Andaz Apna Apna — he watched a couple of my scenes. He told me that I shouldn’t have done it. But at the same time, he saw how passionate I was about my work. He knew how much I had struggled to reach where I was — and still am — struggling. He himself had struggled a lot in life, so he understood. After that, he never said anything about it.

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