Irfan Khan with Shoojit Sirkar and Babil Khan
One of the most loved actors of Indian cinema, Irrfan Khan, died on 29 April, 2020 five years ago. On Instagram, their Picu Director Shujit Sirkar gave a touch note remembering the actor.
Irfan played Rana, a taxi fleet owner in Kolkata in Sirkar’s 2015 comedy-drama, starring Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan.
Share pictures from your time together PicuSirkar wrote, “Dear Irfan, friend, wherever you are, I know you are doing good and perhaps there are many new friends. I am sure people have loved your charm, as we all have. Here, I am fine. But I am doing it. But one thing is that you don’t know about Irfan – how much you love and miss you. You will be surprised.”
You can read the full note here –
Irfan had to play the role of the hero of the historic drama of Sirkar, Sardar UdamHowever, due to his sick health, he had to pass on the project. The role eventually went to Vicky Kaushal.
Irrfan was detected neuroendocrine cancer and demanded treatment in the UK. In 2020, he died of a colon infection brought by the disease. He is alive by his two sons, Ayan and Babil, and wife Sutapa Sikdar.
Remembering his father, Babil Khan, now an actor, wrote on social media, “With you, without you.
Life goes on,
With me, without me.
Soon I will come there.
With you, not without you.
And we will walk together, and fly,
Drink from the waterfall, not pink blue.
I will tease you a lot, and I will cry,
Then we will laugh, as we used to do.
You are missing. “
In a recent interview with HinduBabil Khan talked about his father’s legacy, not as a shadow but described it as a ‘beautiful incense’.
“This is a beautiful ray of sunlight on a winter day. My father’s legacy is not just about acting. I am not trying to fill his shoes, but instead trying to be the best version of myself instead. I want to be so kind, and make a body of work that transforms people, feels alive for a moment.” Babil said.
Published – April 29, 2025 04:53 pm IST
