India, July 13 -- Since making his acting debut in the romantic drama Nadaaniyan, Ibrahim Ali Khan has been steadily redirecting his career with his second feature, Sarzameen. Under the direction of Kayoze Irani, the newcomer is assuming a more gruff, multi-faceted persona to shake off the "chocolate boy" stereotype that has plagued the careers of numerous actors in the past.

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Khan portrays the role of Harman in Sarzameen, an Indian army officer's son who, after a disciplined upbringing, takes a radical turn and joins a militant group. Irani was determined to visually depict the narrative shift from a well-groomed youth to a ...