Gulshan Devaiya didn’t realize how much Irrfan Khan meant to her until she heard about the actor’s death. lunchbox The actor died in Mumbai in April 2020 at the age of 53. Recalling his reaction to the news, Gulshan said he broke down while talking to his mother on the phone. He admitted that he didn’t realize how deeply he admired the late actor until that moment.

Recalling the day he heard the news, Gulshan said Hindustan Times“I remember crying on the phone with my mom when the news came out. He really was a one-of-a-kind actor. That’s why his death, not just for me but for millions of people, felt so personal, like a family member passing away. I was talking to my mom and crying, and my mom was like, ‘I didn’t know you liked him that much,'” and I did.

For Gulshan, Irrfan was one of those actors whose work helped him understand his craft. Having never attended drama school, he learned by watching the actors he admired and the choices they made on screen. However, he was careful not to turn that admiration into imitation.

Speaking about Irrfan’s influence, Gulshan said, “I never tried to emulate him, but Irrfan has been a huge influence on me throughout my career. Since I didn’t go to drama school, I learned acting by watching great actors. However, I was very conscious that I didn’t want to emulate anyone – whether Irrfan, Manoj Bajpayee, Daniel de Les, K Robert, Daniel, K Winlette, K Winlet’. Education.”

Gulshan also revealed what made Irrfan’s performance so unique. According to him, the actor can hold the attention of the audience without doing too much on screen. His eyes, pauses and unexpected ways of delivering dialogues add to his appeal.

He said, “Irrfan had this quality that you didn’t know what he was going to do next, and sometimes he didn’t do much; he would withdraw. Genetically, he had those big, god-awful eyes that grabbed your attention when he was doing very little on screen. He used them very well. Sometimes he would deliver lines without even looking at his co-actor. He was doing something that was really different, Still it was very different. The attraction to him, and no one will say that he was not as good as Hrithik Roshan or Shahrukh Khan or Salman Khan, but somehow he attracted attention, so surely, he was one of many actors.

Meanwhile, preparations are being made for the release of Gulshan Little Thomas. Directed by Kaushal Oza, the film is going to release on October 23.

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