Has actor Imran Khan quit acting? What friend Akshay Oberoi says

Imran Khan debuted with 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' in 2008 and followed it up with a few good films.

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New Delhi: Actor Imran Khan, who is superstar Aamir Khan's nephew, is trending big time today as it has been learnt that he has quit acting. In a video interview to Navbharat Times, actor Akshay Oberoi said that Imran has left acting and he thinks that the 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' actor is interested in direction.

Akshay said that Imran is his closest friend, whom he can give a call even at 4 am. The duo studied acting together. 

"Imran Khan is my closest friend, whom I can call at 4 am. We have been friends for almost 18 years. We studied acting together in Mumbai," Akshay said in the interview.

When asked what mistake did Imran Khan do in his acting career, which started off on a good note, Akshay said, "I will not call it a lapse from his side as every actor sees flops in his career.  You see my career, how many films of mine have flopped. I will not call it a lapse. You keep trying. Sometimes films work, sometimes they don't, irrespective of your star status. He left acting, he left the fight. And, when you have left it, you are not in the game. So, you cannot call it a mistake."

He added, "Imran Khan has left acting at the moment. As far as I know, there is a better writer and director inside him. However, I don't know when he will direct a film. I am not going to put any pressure, but when I see as a friend, I think he will soon direct his film and when he does that, he will make a brilliant film as his sensibility and understanding of cinema is very high."

Imran Khan debuted with 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' in 2008 and followed it up with films such as 'I Hate Luv Storys', 'Delhi Belly', 'Break Ke Baad', 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan', 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu', 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!' and 'Katti Batti', which marked his last screen appearance in 2015.