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Home / News / Entertainment News / RIP Irrfan, the void you created will never be filled
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    RIP Irrfan, the void you created will never be filled

    Shalini Ojha
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    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Apr 29, 2020, 04:42 pm
    RIP Irrfan, the void you created will never be filled
  • "I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye." These lines from Irrfan Khan's movie Life of Pi sums his demise.

    An actor par excellence, a doting husband, a loving father. The man who had so much to give, if only he had time.

  • In this article
    From Jaipur to Hollywood: Irrfan had quite the journey Irrfan spent years in television before making it big He didn't want to be a star, wished to entertain International red carpets became the new normal for Irrfan Irrfan's love for his craft reflected on screen His dialogs, even in mediocre movies, were remembered We prayed he would entertain us for a bit longer
  • Life

    From Jaipur to Hollywood: Irrfan had quite the journey

    From Jaipur to Hollywood: Irrfan had quite the journey
  • Irrfan's craft was impeccable, from the word go. Born in Jaipur, the 53-year-old pumped life into every role he did, even banal ones.

    In Piku, a reluctant Rana won the hearts of everyone with his simplicity, in Maqbool, his raw romance with Nimmi made viewers uncomfortable, and in Paan Singh Tomar, the rebellious protagonist challenged the system, making us root for him.

  • Actor

    Irrfan spent years in television before making it big

    Irrfan spent years in television before making it big
  • With him on screen, it was impossible to look at anyone else. Irrfan's eyes talked even when his lips didn't move.

    He made acting look seamless, perfectly hiding the fact that he struggled for so long before catching Bollywood's attention.

    After spending years working for television in the 80s, Irrfan's big break happened with Asif Kapadia's The Warrior in 2001.

    The movie was celebrated.

  • Journey

    He didn't want to be a star, wished to entertain

    He didn't want to be a star, wished to entertain
  • Irrfan himself agreed that The Warrior changed his life, but it was still years before even the hardcore Bollywood fans noticed him. He worked in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Haasil, already had worked with Mira Nair in The Namesake, and played a memorable role in Slumdog Millionaire.

    It was only in the second half of 2000's first decade that he became a known name.

  • Hollywood

    International red carpets became the new normal for Irrfan

    International red carpets became the new normal for Irrfan
  • Once Irrfan started shining, there was no stopping him. In his characteristically quiet way, he became India's face in the West, working in some of the biggest movies. Life Of Pi shattered box-office records worldwide and won several Oscar awards.

    And 2013's Lunchbox, took Irrfan to international red carpets, more than ever.

    A star had arrived, and how.

  • Craft

    Irrfan's love for his craft reflected on screen

    Irrfan's love for his craft reflected on screen
  • Such was his love for his craft, that Irrfan made even the mediocre movies likable. There was nothing great about say the story of Billu, but Irrfan as the barber made it hard for viewers to skip the movie.

    Life In A Metro didn't have an extraordinary plot either, but as the annoying Monty who ogled at his date's breasts, Irrfan weaved magic there.

  • Work

    His dialogs, even in mediocre movies, were remembered

    His dialogs, even in mediocre movies, were remembered
  • Irrfan could even make the simplest words memorable.

    "Mohabbat thi toh jaane diya, zidd hoti toh baahon me hoti" from Jazbaa wouldn't have been half as hard-hitting had Irrfan not mouthed it.

    "Inside I am emotional and outside I am happy," wouldn't have left audiences with a chuckle if Irrfan wasn't the one playing the dad in Angrezi Medium.

    Movies worked because Irrfan did.

  • Tribute

    We prayed he would entertain us for a bit longer

  • When Irrfan's illness was revealed, believers knew he would defeat it. A few months after the diagnosis, he changed his Twitter picture, his smile reassuring that he would be fine.

    With Angrezi Medium, we realized how much we missed him on screen. But he left, creating a void that won't be filled.

    To quote your words from Haasil, Sir, Tumko yaad rakhenge guru hum.

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