'Towards the end, Irrfan didn't want fame anymore': Homi Adajania

Homi Adajania has spoken about Irrfan Khan's love for acting, adding that it is difficult to think about cinema without thinking about him. Irrfan died on April 29, 2020, after a two-year-long battle with cancer.

Director Homi Adajania has said that the late actor Irrfan Khan loved acting and it is difficult to think about cinema without thinking about him. Homi helmed Angrezi Medium, Irrfan's final film. He died on April 29, 2020, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Homi Adajania helmed Angrezi Medium, Irrfan Khan's final film.

"Towards the end of our shoot, Irrfan told me that he had changed deeply as a person. He had his fair share of pain but had redefined it as another sensation in his mind. It wasn’t pleasant he said, but it was different. It just wasn’t pain anymore. He didn’t want fame or stardom anymore either, but when he said 'Yaar Homi, mujhe acting se bahut mohabbat hai (My friend Homi, I love acting)', he wasn’t acting, I could feel his words. It’s difficult to think about cinema without thinking about Irrfan and the craft he loved so much gave him so much joy. I think his audiences somehow felt this same joy. I am eternally grateful for walking a few steps of his journey with him and for us being able to fill those steps with so much laughter and joy in such little time," Homi told a leading daily.

Irrfan's film Angrezi Medium was one of the last few films that were released before the nation was hit by the coronavirus lockdown in 2020. It was later given an early streaming release.

Since he lost his father, Irrfan's son Babil has been sharing memories of him about him on Instagram. Recently, he had posted an unseen picture of Irrfan with actor Amitabh Bachchan. In the photo, the duo is seen hugging with Irrfan's back turned towards the camera. Amitabh had also praised a teaser of Qala, Babil's debut project and Babil.