Fawad Khan To His Indian Fans: "I Apologise For Making Them Wait For So Long"

'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' but then there is also 'out of sight, out of mind' to contend with, says Pakistan's ever popular Fawad Khan, tongue firmly in cheek as he addresses his time away from Indian audiences. Fawad, who became a favourite with Pakistani dramas and was briefly seen in Hindi films, the last appearance being Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in 2016, now stars in the supernatural show Barzakh . "I have always been very thankful to fans who have waited for me and I apologise for making them wait for so long.

But it was not in my hands," the actor told PTI in a Zoom interview. "I'm a firm believer that everything has its own time..

. You say that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' but we also have another saying, ' aankh ojhal, pahaad ojhal ' (out of sight, out of mind). This also happens," the actor told PTI in an interview over Zoom.

Barzakh , which sees him back with his Zindagi Gulzar Hai co-star Sanam Saeed and created a stir with its trailers, started streaming from Friday on Zindagi's YouTube channel and ZEE5. The actor's popularity in the subcontinent has been growing since viewers discovered him in Dastaan (2010), Humsafar (2011) and Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012). Then followed Hindi films Khubsoorat , Kapoor & Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil .

The promising Bollywood career could not take off at the time because of fraught India-Pakistan relations. However, Fawad, amongst Pakistan's most recognised actors, did international projects and several Pakistani shows .