Published 23:47 IST, April 29th 2020
Ranveer Singh mourns Irrfan Khan's demise, shares a throwback picture with him
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh took to Instagram to mourn the demise of Irrfan Khan on Wednesday. He shared a throwback pic along with a broken heart emoji.
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Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh took to his social media account and paid his tribute to late actor Irrfan Khan by posting a throwback picture with him. candid picture seems to be one captured right before an embrace. Padmaavat star mourned actor's demise as he captioned photo with a broken heart emoji.
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death of iconic Indian actor has left many of Bollywood actors stunned and at a loss of words. Ranveer Singh's wife and actor Deepika Padukone who acted with Irrfan Khan in her film Piku along with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan had also been speechless at news of actor's death. She shared a post with a blank black im and a broken heart emoji to express pain of loss that Irrfan's death had caused.
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Irrfan Khan succumbed to colon infection on Wednesday after being admitted to ICU at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital on Tuesday. actor had also been battling a rare kind of cancer since 2018 and had been undergoing treatment abroad for it. He was cremated at Versova kabrastan on Wednesday afteron and is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons, Babil and Ayan.
A spokesperson of Irrfan Khan confirmed news of his death and issued a statement. Here is what it said:
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“I trust, I have surrendered”; se were some of many words that Irrfan expressed in a heart felt te he wrote in 2018 opening up about his fight with cancer. And a man of few words and an actor of silent expressions with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on screen. It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward news of him passing away. Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him. After having been struck by lightning in 2018 with news of a rare cancer, he took life soon after as it came and he fought many battles that came with it. Surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about, he left for heaven abode, leaving behind truly a legacy of his own. We all pray and hope that he is at peace. And to resonate and part with his words he had said, “As if I was tasting life for first time, magical side of it”.
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23:47 IST, April 29th 2020