Anurag Basu reveals Irrfan Khan was approached to play Ranbir's dad in 'Jagga Jasoos'

Actor Irrfan Khan's untimely death on April 29, 2020, came across as a major shock for entire film industry. After battling with neuroendocrine tumour, a of cancer for two years, Irrfan bread his last in Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. However, almost a week after his demise, filmmaker Anurag Basu revealed that he was working with Irrfan for sequel of his 2007 film, Life... In a Metro and was also approached to play Ranbir Kapoor's far in Jagga Jasoos.

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Irrfan Khan was approached to play Ranbir Kapoor's far in 'Jagga Jasoos'

In an interaction with an entertainment daily, filmmaker Anurag Basu spoke about his experiences of working with former actor Irrfan Khan and revealed that Irrfan was supposed to feature in sequel of his 2007's hit film Life... In a Metro. Elaborating more about same, Barfi director stated that Irrfan Khan was aggrieved because, despite ir long association in television, he did t write a role for him in his film Gangster.

refore, Basu said that to make up for it, he offered him a role in Life... In a Metro that showcased his lighter side. Furrmore, he also revealed that Irrfan Khan was supposed to star in sequel of film and idea of sequel also came from him.

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During his interview, Anurag Basu me yet ar revelation. Basu stated that he h approached Irrfan for playing role of Ranbir Kapoor's accident-prone, optive far in Jagga Jasoos. However, he ded that Hindi Medium actor was busy with or commitments and since Jagga Jasoos's dates were all over place, collaboration did t happen.

He also expressed that he wanted to make Metro 2 with Irrfan Khan only. In or news, Anurag Basu's upcoming film titled Ludo is also reportedly based on a similar structure as Life...In a Metro. film stars Abhishek Bachchan, itya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Rohit Saraf and Fatima Sana Shaikh in le roles.

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(Im credit: Irrfan Khan and Anurag Basu Instagram)