'Phir milenge': Vishal Bhardwaj pays homage to Irrfan Khan, mourns loss of a dear friend

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan's untimely demise has left film industry gutted and at a loss of words to express ir grief. Celebs have taken to ir social media accounts to pay heartfelt tributes to iconic actor who has left an imprint on world of cinema. actor succumbed to colon infection on Wednesday after more than two years of battling a rare form of cancer and was laid to rest later in day.

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Ace Bollywood director-producer-music composer Vishal Bhardwaj h also been present during Irrfan's last rites as per photographs that have surfaced online. However, after a long day, filmmaker took to his Twitter account and posted a deeply felt couplet for deceased actor expressing his bereavement at loss of a friend. With his words, Vishal also shared a throwback photo where Irrfan Khan can be seen laughing along with him and director Meghna Gulzar.

Have a look:

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Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool is considered among standout performances of Irrfan's career, and actor also featured in filmmaker’s hit film Haider along with actors Shahid Kapoor and Shrdha Kapoor. In fact, Bhardwaj h also taken charge of directing Irrfan Khan and Deepika Pukone in his next project. film was scheduled to go on floors in February this year.

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Irrfan Khan was mitted to ICU at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital on Tuesday. actor h also been battling a rare kind of cancer since 2018 and h been undergoing treatment abro 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.

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