Eijaz takes a long break

There was a time when Eijaz Khan was Ekta Kapoor's blue eyed boy, replacing actors in every serial in Balaji. But after playing the lead in Kavvyanjali and Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka, he disappeared from the tv radar to do films. When offers didn't come his way, he did cameos in Kasamh Se and Kayamath.

When this attempt failed too, Ekta thought of giving him a lead role in her Dubai-based show, Khwaish. But strangely Eijaz turned that down too. When asked why he replied, "Earlier I used to do several projects simultaneously, but now, I am enjoying my free time. Yes Ekta did ask me for Khwaish but I had to decline it because of my sister's wedding," he refers to the wedding that was in Hyderabad. "Ekta understood. It was impossible for me to drop my family's function to be in a serial and I didn't want them to wait for me. I want to do one project at a time. This break has made the stress and tension melt away." He hasn't signed on anything in the last few months though offers have been coming.

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