Versatile actor Irrfan Khan, who has recieved acclaim and praise galore film after film, says he is currently jobless, and busy only reading scripts.
"I am jobless, and I don't have any projects... I'm just reading scripts right now," Irrfan told reporters here.
The actor, who has worked with directors of all kinds - veteran and newcomers included, says he doesn't enjoy Bollywood's 'camp business.
"I am fortunate that I could carry myself on my own. I didn't need anybody's help. Sometimes you have to do things which don't want to with these 'campgiris'. I don't enjoy that and this is my limitation actually," he added.
Irrfan is currently busy promoting "The Lunchbox", directed by debutant Ritesh Batra. The film has traversed international film festival.
The actor says there was a "sort of romance" in the film which attracted him towards it.
"I want to do romantic roles and romantic stories. In this film, there was a sort of romance. I am proud of this film," he said.
The movie also features Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
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