Irrfan Khan in a photo of The song of the scorpions (courtesy babil.i.k)
Strong points
- Irrfan’s son Babil shared a photo of the actor
- Babil published an article on Irrfan Khan’s love for rain
- The always seems to be from “The Song Of Scorpions”
New Delhi:
Among Irrfan Khan’s quirky films was the 2017 film The song of the scorpions, in which he played the role of a camel merchant. Irrfan Khan died on April 29. He was 53 years old. Irrfan Khan’s son Babil shared a photo of the actor on Friday of The song of the scorpions, to talk about his love for the rain. “He had this strange understanding of rain. I cannot compare it to anything I have ever experienced. He could only explain it to me through the limits within which words allowed, but there was a link that I could not wrap even in the most beautiful language; only the desert could show, oh my god, what the rain did to him, “read the caption on Babil’s Instagram – he has an unverified profile that is followed by celebrities like Irrfan Khan. Angrezi Medium director Homi Adajania, Rajkummar Rao, Ishaan Khatter, Dia Mirza among others.
One day earlier, Sutapa Sikdar, Irrfan Khan’s wife, wrote in an emotional Facebook post that the Mumbai rain reminded him of Irrfan. “Thank you very much. I hear you. Yes, I know that it is from you to me and that touched my body and my soul. Between the two kingdoms, we have the rain that connects us”, read his post, shared with a photo of the late actor returning. In his cover note for Irrfan, Sutapa had written earlier: “The only thing I have a grudge against him is that he spoiled me for life.”
Babil’s Instagram is studded with gems, featuring his father, providing a better insight into the soul of Irrfan Khan as a person, not just as an actor.
Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, after which he took a break from acting while undergoing treatment in London. He returned to India for the filming Angrezi Medium but did not attend promotions. Directed by Homi Adajania, Angrezi Medium remains Irrfan’s latest film.
