Irrfan Khan was one of the most respected and talented actors in the Bollywood industry. The actor always managed to win our hearts with his effortless portrayal of characters. From his several films, Piku which also starred Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan in pivotal roles, is still remembered by the audience. But, did you know that Amitabh Bachchan was initially miffed by Irrfan Khan’s habit of improvising things on set?
Sutapa Sikdar reveals Amitabh Bachchan was once got upset with Irrfan Khan
During the book launch of Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies, Sutapa Sikdar remembered how Irrfan would take efforts to go through the drafts by directors and writers and bring something unique to the table. She also recalled that during the making of Piku when Irrfan improvised a scene. At first, this bothered Amitabh Bachchan, but later on, they became friends and everything was fine.
Sutapa said, “Irrfan would work along with the director and the writer. They would have many drafts by the end of it and when he would go on stage, he would kind of improvise. He would never improvise to take the limelight, but he would try to break the language in a way.”
Sutapa, who is also an acclaimed writer, recalled having a conversation with director Shoojit Sircar, who helmed the film Piku. Shoojit told Sutapa, “Bachchan saab is very structured and really prepared when he comes and Irrfan improvised and he got really upset. Then they became friends”. In fact, the author of the book added that Shoojit didn’t have the courage to cut.
For the uninitiated, Irrfan breathed his last on April 29, 2020. The actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor and succumbed to colon infection. He is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and son Babil Khan. Babil recently marked his OTT debut with Qala which also starred Tripti Dmiri. He is all set for his second outing.
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