Lessons from Irrfan Khan: Wait for your turn – if you are sure it will come, chances are, it will
FirstpostThis article was first published on 30 April, 2020, a day after Irrfan Khan passed away. The question was on my mind when Reader’s Digest approached me to interview actor Irrfan Khan late last month. Khan had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2018 that had kept him away from his beloved craft for over a year till he shot Angrezi Medium, the film that would turn out to be his last bow. Kindness just makes life more bearable, as more happy people will make a happy world.” Irrfan Khan. I had already met Khan in the preceding weeks when he was promoting the film in India with director Danny Boyle and actor Anil Kapoor, and observed his quiet demeanour despite his evident happiness at the film’s unexpected success - in this, he was a sharp and entertaining contrast to Kapoor’s gregariousness.