Zakir Khan, one of India’s most accomplished stand-up comedians, has won millions of hearts with his captivating stand-up performances infused with anecdotal humour. Being an ardent movie enthusiast himself, Zakir recently took to social media and urged filmmakers to not force themselves for translating dialogues. He slammed the 'translating dialogue writing and said, it may be difficult to translate English to another language ‘word to word’, thus, there is no need to translate every word.
"Dear filmmakers, when you hire a dialogue writer, let them write. Dont force to just translate. An English expression is an ‘English Fu*king Expression’ which cannot be translated to Hindi word to word. Also Hindi bolne wale log bahut saare words English mein bol lete hai. Toh dost relax! har word translate karvane ki zaroorat nahi hai," the Stand-up comedian wrote.
He added, "Maine jitna suna the ki film making is a collaborative process, toh hire someone you trust. Ya phir English me hi bana lo". He concluded the post with two examples. Check out Zakir Khan’s story here:
The popular comedian, poet and actor, Zakir Khan rose to fame after he emerged as the winner of Comedy Central in 2012. He also featured in shows such as Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare, Farzi Mushaira, Kaksha Gyaarvi, Comicstaan and On Air With AIB. Later, he became an internet sensation by releasing three standup series Haq Se Single (2017), Kaksha Gyarvi (2018) and Tathastu (2022) on Amazon Prime Video. Recently, Zakir had a scheduled performance at the JT Performing Arts Centre in Tripunithura, Kochi, which is owned by Mohanlal himself. The event took place on May 27, 2023.
Most of his jokes revolve around the unfair singlehood of an average guy in the world of modern dating. He is famously known for his punchline 'sakht launda'' which refers to a guy with immense self-control, who does not easily fall for girls.
