Mumbai, February 18 – Babil Khan, the son of the late acclaimed star Irrfan Khan, trained in the martial art form Muay Thai, which he learned while he was in Thailand. The actor needs to undergo intense training for the project, which is set to begin production in mid-2026.
A source close to IANS shared: "Babil spent time in Thailand from December to early January to train in Muay Thai. He took various classes to learn the form of MMA that originated in Thailand."
"He has been preparing for this, and it is for a project that is soon to be released, but it requires him to undergo intense training for a project that will start production in mid-2026," the source added.
The source also mentioned that Muay Thai requires stamina, control, and discipline.
"Given his newfound interest in the activity, it has naturally led people to connect the dots. Some believe that this could be preparation for an upcoming role."
Babil began his career as a camera assistant in the Bollywood film Qarib Qarib Single. In 2022, he made his acting debut with Anvita Dutt's psychological drama Qala, alongside Triptii Dimri.
In 2023, he played the role of Siddharth Menon, the son of Juhi Chawla, in Friday Night Plan. He also appeared in the web series The Railway Men, which tells the story of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, alongside Divyendu Sharma, Kay Kay Menon, and R. Madhavan.
Babil returned to Instagram after almost 6 months of absence from the social media platform last year in October. On Saturday, the actor shared two pictures from his latest photoshoot on Instagram.
In May 2025, Babil deleted his Instagram profile, as the web search for the actor's profile didn't yield any results and showed the webpage linked to the Instagram account as non-existent.
Babil, the son of the late Indian acting legend Irrfan Khan, had previously shared a video (which was later deleted) in which he appeared visibly upset and in tears as he spoke about feeling alienated in the film industry.
In the video, Babil mentioned several names, including Shanaya Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Arjun Kapoor, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Raghav Juyal, Adarsh Gourav, and even Arijit Singh.