A player Imran Khan he may have been away from movies for a while, but fans are waiting to see him on screen again. He has continued to keep people informed about his life through social media and has also established a strong following as a single father. Imran is Avantica Malik separated in 2024 and since then they have been raising their daughter together. In an earlier interview with ETimes, Imran spoke about his relationship with daughter Imara and called her his ‘lighthouse’ amid all the hardships he faced during the divorce. The actress has been dating Lekha Washington for quite some time and in a recent interview, she talked about how she introduced her daughter to her boyfriend. Imran revealed that because Lekha had been a part of their lives even before they started dating, the transition was easy, but he still believed it was important to be up front with Imara about the changes in their relationship. He said in an interview with Hindustan Times, “Lekha and I knew each other before we started dating and so Imara knew her too. It’s just a matter of a relationship that changed and I wanted her to know when it happened. It’s part of being transparent. Trying to hide everything from a child is not good. That’s not how you build a good relationship.”For an actor, honesty and leading by example are essential in parenting. Rather than instructing children on how to behave, they believe that parents should follow the values ​​they hope to instill. “Kids do what you do, not what you say, so I want to live my life in such a way that I set a good example for him. It’s better to talk to children as rational, rational people and not to see them as small.”As Imara has grown up, Imran says their relationship has changed naturally. With a laugh, he admitted that he is no longer a “cool” parent around his friends. “We’ve gotten to the point where I’m not comfortable in front of his friends; I still shout ‘I love you’, but I’m not sweet enough to hang out with his friends,” she laughs.Fatherhood has also changed the way Imran sees movies and stories. Seeing what the kids are doing with her daughter has made her aware of how women are portrayed in pictures. “I’ve started to look at the world through his lens. When I look at art or films with him, I realize that I don’t like the way women are represented. Misogyny is encouraged. It forced me to start looking for women to represent well in my films,” he admits.The 43-year-old also revealed that he deliberately kept Imara out of the public eye for most of her childhood. It wasn’t until he started seeing strangers coming to him that he explained why people recognized him. I often left him. People were responding to me and one time they asked me, ‘Why do people keep taking pictures of you?’ Then I explained to him that I have acted in other films and people remember me there. I didn’t show him any of my films, for him and outsiders coming to greet me. “Technology is another area where Imran believes restraint is important. She said she introduced clear limits on her daughter’s technology. “I’m very careful about technology. Not just kids, but everyone is online a lot these days. So, I’ve put some tips on how to adopt technology for Imara.”Away from the public eye, the father-daughter duo enjoy simple moments together, from rollerblading to hair care. Imran admitted that learning to manage his daughter’s long hair has been a natural process.“I don’t have as much hair as he does,” the actor laughs, adding, “Learning to shampoo, condition and blow dry her hair are things I had to learn by doing. I started by making dirty messes that were embarrassing. But I’m fine now. It’s been a journey.”