Hope offers that I get now would be more respectful: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) As someone who is well-read and has roots in theatre, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub says he would give his right arm to play famous literary personalities like Sahir Ludhianvi, Safdar Hashmi or Majaz.
The actor, currently receiving accolades for his critically-acclaimed role of Imran Siddiqui, a principled writer-editor in Hansal Mehta's "Scoop", hopes filmmakers will imagine him in more "respectful roles" going forward.
"I would love to do a literary adaptation... I remember 'Raanjhanaa' became a huge hit and people loved my character so much (that) they were like 'Arrey, this is set in (Hindi) heartland, let's cast Zeeshan'. They just typecast me...
