Ishaan
Khattar
has
always
looked
up
to
Shahid
Kapoor,
not
just
as
a
brother,
but
also
as
a
role
model
in
the
film
industry.
Ishaan
says
that
he
does
not
get
irked
when
he
is
recognized
as
Shahid's
brother
but
that
does
not
mean
that
he
intends
to
ride
on
his
fame.
During
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Ishaan
was
asked
if
being
known
as
Shahid's
brother
undermines
him
in
any
way.
He
said,
"Before
answering
this,
I
just
want
to
say
that
yes,
I
did
say
I
don't
feel
irked
being
recognised
as
that,
but
a
lot
of
times,
your
words
are
sort
of
misinterpreted.
I
am
trying
to
say
it
as
nicely
as
I
can,
they
are
not
always
represented
the
way
you
said
something.
Your
sentences
can
be
misconstrued...Anyway,
for
me,
personally,
I
am
very
proud
of
the
fact
that
I
am
his
brother."
Ishaan
continued,
"I
don't
intend
to
ride
on
his
fame
or
anything
of
the
sort.
If
somebody
recognises
me
as
his
brother,
I
don't
have
an
ego
about
it.
That's
not
something
that
would
ever
bother
me.
But
I
am
very
aware
of
the
fact
that
I
started
getting
recognised
as
his
brother,
when
I
was
15.
Before
that,
not
many
people
knew
too
much
about
me.
I
started
being
seen
in
one-two
places
with
him,
then
how
the
media
is
-
there
was
curiosity
about
a
boy
who's
coming
into
a
certain
age."
Ishaan
made
his
screen
debut
as
a
child
actor
with
Vaah!
Life
Ho
Toh
Aisi!.
His
first
film
as
a
lead
actor
was
the
2017
film
Beyond
The
Clouds.
He
was
later
seen
in
Dhadak,
and
the
mini
series,
A
Suitable
Boy.
On
forming
his
own
identity,
he
said,
"I've
just
begun.
Why
should
it
take
away
from
my
talent?
He
started
off
14
years
before
me,
made
such
a
beautiful
place
and
mark
for
himself.
I
will
always
be
his
cheerleader,
he's
my
blood,
brother,
family.
For
me,
I
don't
see
any
reason
to
try
and
create
a
separate
sort
of
identity
for
myself.
That
will
happen
on
it's
own."
Ishaan
will
next
be
seen
in
Khaali
Peeli,
starring
alongside
Ananya
Panday.
The
film
is
being
directed
by
Maqbool
Khan
and
produced
by
Ali
Abbas
Zafar.