Jan Rambo Speaks Out on Nepotism and His Son’s Acting Career

Afzal Khan known as Jan Rambo is one of the Pakistan’s versatile and popular actors, has enjoyed timeless stardom and success. He rose to overnight fame with his iconic PTV drama Guest House, which earned him the nickname ‘Jan Rambo.’ After that, he flourished in his acting career, delivering one hit project after another.

Jan Rambo’s comeback hit such as Baby Baji Ki Bahuwain, Mufaad Parast, Pagal Khana, and Aas Paas.

As father as son Jan Rambo’s son Ahsan Afzal Khan want to walk on his father’s footsteps, and recently got recognition and praise for Sharpasand.

Jan Rambo, in his podcast with Rehan Tariq, talked about nepotism in the industry, that how hard it is for actors’ kids to make their own way in show business.

He clarified that being a celebrity kid isn’t necessarily having an easy life. He revealed that his son Ahsan faces an extensive gap between projects, no relay on personal connection to get work in the industry, eventually he got his first project through his social media, the director noticed him online and cast him based on his potential, ignoring his past.

Rambo also said, his son never got an offer call or any project call even after he introduced his son to people in the business. His son had to move to Karachi, go to production houses, and keep trying on his own. He also put light, that every actor no matter he or she has showbiz background or not, the career starting wasn’t perfect and that there was a time when there was no work at all. Over time, though, Ahsan got better at acting and got praise from older actors for his work.

Here it is what Jan Rambo said, “There is no reference system in the industry. All the actors’ children who are acting are barely surviving. They have worked with so much difficulty. No one is watching their struggles; it is difficult for actors’ children to enter the industry. My son did one project, and after two years he got another. That drama was also not referred to him through me. I was working in the drama when the director called and expressed her wish to cast my son because she had already spotted him on social media. They especially changed the role for him; he did a great job in it and was praised by Usman Peerzada, Kashif Mehmood, Waseem Abbas, and Imran Ashraf. Initially, he was not perfect. No one gave him work for a year after that. I introduced him to my media friends. Even after introducing him to production houses, he didn’t get any call. He then shifted to Karachi and started visiting production houses for work. They give work by their own choice; it’s a difficult field.” 

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The whole converstaion in the podcast, shows that Pakistan showbiz industry only focus on talent skill and hard work rather than the background and and a fmaily name, and about napotism, he claerly said that there no such in our industry.