With
two
major
projects
in
Hollywood,
three
Hindi
films
ready
for
release
this
and
next
month,
and
two
other
Hindi
films
awaiting
his
attention
for
completion,
Irrfan
Khan
is
currently
into
the
busiest
year
of
his
life.
The
actor
needs
serious
time-management
manoeuvres.
Proof?
On
Sunday,
there
was
panic
at
the
Mumbai
airport
when
Irrfan
Khan,
who
was
supposed
to
leave
for
Lucknow
with
his
director
Sudhir
Mishra
and
co-stars
Chitrangada
Singh
and
Arunodoy
Singh,
failed
to
turn
up.
Apparently,
Irrfan
was
untraceable,
and
the
team
had
to
fly
out
to
Lucknow
without
him.
Explains
Mishra,
"Irrfan
was
supposed
to
return
from
Los
Angeles
and
immediately
join
us
for
our
flight
to
Lucknow.
But
his
flight
got
delayed.
He
had
no
choice
but
to
miss
Lucknow
although
it's
a
city
he
loves
dearly.
He
very
badly
wanted
to
come
with
us."
If
Irrfan
Khan
has
been
conspicuous
by
his
absence
from
recent
publicity
events
for
his
new
film
Yeh
Saali
Zindagi,
it
is
with
good
reason.
Irrfan
had
to
leave
for
a
week-long
shooting
in
LA
of
Spiderman.
Though
Irrfan
is
not
allowed
to
talk
about
his
role
in
Spiderman,
a
source
reveals
that
the
actor
plays
the
main
villain.
"It's
not
a
cameo
that
our
actors
play
in
Hollywood
biggies
and
come
back
bragging
about.
Irrfan
has
a
full-fledged
role
in
Spiderman.
After
shooting
in
LA,
he
also
has
to
do
Ang
Lee's
Life
Of
Pi
in
Taiwan,
Pondicherry
and
Canada.
This
year,
he
will
be
shooting
extensively
in
New
York
and
Taiwan
when
he's
needed
in
India
for
the
promotion
of
three
back-to-back
films.
After
Yeh
Saali
Zindagi,
there
is
Anees
Bazmee's
Thank
You
and
Tigmanshu
Dhulia's
Paan
Singh
Tomar."
The
question
is,
how?
How
will
Irrfan
balance
two
continents
and
six
films
in
one
year?
Irrfan
Khan
admits
he
is
in
a
time-management
crisis,
"I'm
going
through
a
very
hectic
time.
And
I
find
it
hard
to
cope
up."
Story first published: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 15:56 [IST]