Babil says dad Irrfan Khan was excited to see him act in Qarib Qarib Singlle: 'Had one second shot, saw joy on his face'

Irrfan Khan's son Babil has recalled his father's reaction when he watched him in front of the camera. He asserted that Irrfan had never seen him act but there was a time when Babil had a 'one second shot' as an extra in the film Qarib Qarib Single.

Babil, son of late actor Irrfan Khan, has recalled his father's reaction when he watched him in front of the camera. He asserted that Irrfan had never seen him act but there was a time when Babil had a 'one second shot' and Irrfan had been very excited about it.

Late actor Irrfan with his son Babil in an old family picture.

He also remembered that his father took over everything on the set and even went on to say 'action' for the scene. Babil added that he would have loved for his father to watch him act. Irrfan died at a Mumbai hospital on April 29 last year after battling a neuroendocrine tumour since 2018.

On his first death anniversary, speaking to a leading daily Babil said, "He saw me act once, though ( laughs)! I was assisting the camera team in Qarib Qarib Single. There was this shot where me and my then-girlfriend, we had this one second shot as extras. And he was so excited to see me in front of the camera, he just took over ( laughs)! He wouldn’t even let Tanuja ma’am say ‘action’ also! He took over everything, he came to say ‘action’, I saw this joy on his face, I can’t explain it to you…I would have loved for him to watch me."

On Thursday, Babil in an Instagram post shared his father's picture from his chemotherapy days and wrote an emotional note. He also posted a handwritten note by Irrfan.

In the picture, Irrfan is seen fixing a table at his home. Babil penned a note speaking of the heartache he has been struggling with post his demise and how much he misses his father.