Irrfan Khan has become one of the bankable stars of Bollywoood but the actor says the journey has been long and challenging. The actor made his debut with a small role in Mira Nair's 1988 National Award winning film "Salaam Bombay" but it was "Haasill" which got Irrfan into limelight. "Audience wasn't ready when 'Haasil' released. People still watch it and relate to the film, especially today's youngsters. But during that time audience wasn't prepared because they didn't have a place to watch these kind of films. Then multiplexes came and changed everything, pulling in the middle class crowd. 'Haasil' was ahead of its time... So we had to wait a long time to do our kind of work," he said. “Today, audience wants to watch cinema of every kind. The youth is changing Bollywood. They've seen international cinema and they want our cinema to be commercial and yet tell the stories of society."
