Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star

by Aseem Chhabra

‘There was no reason for me to be like that, because I’m not such a big part of the film. If I was playing Dev Patel’s role, maybe I would have been dancing around. But for me, it was like, you know, somebody else is getting married and you’re the one doing all the dancing.

‘Khan is a national treasure, a unique gifted Indian actor who uses his eyes, voice and other facial features to display the humour and then pathos in his characters.’

‘I am not thinking about it at all. Whatever’ll happen will happen for the best.’

“Yaar, apni ammi ko mera salaam kehna. And tell her ki main itna bura example nahi tha