‘For the actor Irrfan the character is like the kite in the sky,’ Anup says. ‘He holds the string, but how much can he control it, because you never know the winds. There are other kites in the sky. There are trees, electric wires. Any burst of wind could smash the kite.’ So any slight development in the environment can impact how Irrfan acts in any scene. Anup recalls that during one shot of Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost, a leaf fell on Irrfan’s shoulder. ‘He noticed it and he paused,’ Anup says. ‘His whole rhythm changed.’
