Actor Imran Khan's Career Story and Legal Notice Case
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Imran Khan is an actor from India. He uses his mother's surname.
He made many hit films in Bollywood. Bollywood is the Indian film industry.
After some years, he had less work. People call this time obscurity.
He also had depression. Depression is a sad feeling that stays for a long time.
Now he wants to come back to acting. This is called a comeback.
There is also a legal problem. Someone sent him a notice. The notice says he must leave the country.
This case is now in the Bombay High Court. The court will hear the case on 26 October.
Lawyers talked about two years in the case.
Actor Aamir Khan went to meet Raj Thackeray. People are talking about this meeting.
Imran Khan is related to Aamir Khan. He is Aamir Khan's nephew.
Vocabulary15 words
- hit
- very popular; many people like it
- Bollywood
- the Hindi film industry in India
- obscurity
- a time when people do not know or remember you
- depression
- a strong, long sad feeling
- comeback
- coming back to work after a break
- Bombay High Court
- a big court in Mumbai city
- notice
- an official paper that tells you something
- nephew
- the son of your brother or sister
- hearing
- when a court listens to a case
- lawyer
- a person who helps in court
- career
- the work you do for many years
- actor
- a person who acts in films
- legal
- about the law
- surname
- your family name
- related
- part of the same family
Quiz
Answer key
1. His mother's surname 2. He won many awards 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Imran Khan is an actor from _____. He uses his _____'s surname.
He made many _____ films in _____.
After some years, he had less work. People call this time _____.
He also had _____, a sad feeling that stays for a long time.
Now he wants to make a _____ to acting.
There is also a legal problem. Someone sent him a _____.
This case is now in the _____. The court will hear the case on _____ October.
Actor Aamir Khan went to meet Raj _____.
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