From a family of prominent lawyers, he was expected to follow in their footsteps, but instead chose a career in the fledgling Hindi film industry -- and uncharacteristically, not as a hero.

Vir Das said, “Imran and I are still in touch. I still maintain that he’s probably the nicest guy to ever go through the Hindi film industry. He’s just the sort of good guy.

Speaking to us about the film, helmed by writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra, Huma says, “Bayaan is a film that I took a bet on; it brings to the forefront a haunting story with a big soul.