Bollywood mourns Irrfan Khan’s death; Shoojit Sircar, Amitabh Bachchan condole untimely demise
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This is one of the saddest days in the history of Bollywood as they have lost their most precious gem in the name on Irrfan Khan. The actor breathed his last in the Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai owing to a colon infection at 11 am this morning. Recently, actor’s spokesperson released a statement which read, “I trust, I have surrendered"; These were some of the many words that Irrfan expressed in a heartfelt note he wrote in 2018 opening up about his fight with cancer. And a man of few words and an actor of silent expressions with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on screen."
As soon as this news broke out Twitter witness string of tweets by the Bollywood celebs who were condoling his death. From Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Shoojit Sircar among others shared on Twitter. Here, have a look the tweets:
T 3516 - .. just getting news of the passing of Irfaan Khan .. this is a most disturbing and sad news .. 🙏
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 29, 2020
An incredible talent .. a gracious colleague .. a prolific contributor to the World of Cinema .. left us too soon .. creating a huge vacuum ..
Prayers and duas 🙏
A fantastic costar, an actor par excellence ,and a beautiful human being , you are irreplaceable #irrfankhan. @irrfank We lost you too soon! Unbelievable. Om Shanti 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/QdEBiSUegw
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) April 29, 2020
When we thought nothing could make us feel worse,this happened. I think I will refuse to believe you are no more by watching all your work time n again n again n again. I have known you that way n shall continue to know you that way for ever. You ARE the best we have #IrrfanKhan
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) April 29, 2020
Oh my dear friend @irrfank, why?
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) April 29, 2020
I was waiting for your best take. But you fought like a real hero.
My prayers for Sutapa and family.
Rest in peace, my friend.
No data to display.Shocked to hear the demise of Legendary & exceptional Actor Irrfan Khan. Life is so unpredictable at times. My deepest condolences to the family & fans. #IrrfanKhan #PrayersAndDuas 🙏 pic.twitter.com/tnbmKOaGTl
— Nusrat (@nusratchirps) April 29, 2020
So sad that we have lost an actor par excellence and beyond that a lovely person @irrfank .you will always remain in our hearts sir. Strength to the family. RIP 💔
— Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) April 29, 2020
Losing an actor like Irrfan is something that will collectively haunt us for many many years to come , difficult to articulate how I feel right now , very rarely do I speak like this but this ones going to be very very tough to accept 🌹Rip #IrrfanKhan
— Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor (@HarshKapoor_) April 29, 2020
Actor Irrfan Khan Dies In Mumbai At 53. This is such a tragedy and heart. RIP Irfan sir. The industry has lost an exceptional artist and human. You will be so so missed . Spread the happiness in Heaven. https://t.co/smQygfHpMM
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) April 29, 2020
An actor that every director wanted to work with. A human being that gave his best in every role. Indian film’s most succesful export to Hollywood. A man loved by all. Sad to see #IrrfanKhan leave us, after what we thought was suucesfull fight against cancer. God bess you Irfan .
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) April 29, 2020
RIP Irfan Khan sahab.....I’m sure your in a better place now...you and your work will live on forever! 🙏🙏🙏
— Tusshar (@TusshKapoor) April 29, 2020
Gone too soon. Heartbroken for his family and for millions of his fans. Such a rare, genius actor.
— Mini Mathur (@minimathur) April 29, 2020
This is a huge loss and only tells us that life is rarely fair.
Rest in peace dear #IrrfanKhan ... make the other side a better one!
Meanwhile, a few days ago Irrfan’s mother passed away and Irrfan was not able to attend the last rites of his mother. Irrfan’s death has left everyone in shock not just in Bollywood but also his fans are not able to accept the fact.
On the work front, Irrfan was recently seen in Homi Adajania’s Angrezi Medium co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Radhika Madan, among others.
First published: 29 April 2020, 13:15 IST