"I
have
lost
the
temptation
for
things
that
come
through
stardom.
One
day
I'd
like
to
enjoy
my
life
without
fame," Irrfan
Khan
had
candidly
confessed
in
an
interview
with
the
international
publication
Guardian,
in
2013.
Little
did
he
know
that
destiny
had
some
other
plans
in
store.
Seven
years
later,
the
legendary
actor
bid
farewell
to
this
mortal
world
on
April
29,
2020,
leaving
millions
of
fans
across
the
globe
shattered.
The
world
of
cinema
had
lost
a
shining
star!
Irrfan's
childhood
ambition
was
to
be
a
cricketer.
However,
he
was
bitten
by
the
acting
bug
when
he
watched
Naseeruddin
Shah
in
Nishant
and
Mithun
Chakraborty
in
Mrigayaa.
Side-stepping
his
family
business,
the
late
actor
escaped
to
drama
school.
No
one
back
then,
thought
that
this
shy
and
thin
fellow
would
engross
people
worldwide
with
his
enchanting
performances!
But,
the
journey
wasn't
easy!
After
years
of
grind
and
never-ending
struggle,
Irrfan
climbed
the
ladder
of
success
and
proved
that
he
was
an
actor
par
excellence
who
always
ticked
all
the
boxes
when
it
came
to
making
a
film
memorable.
Off-screen,
even
when
the
actor
was
battling
a
health
crisis
(neuroendocrine
tumour),
his
optimistic
attitude
towards
life
never
weaned.
On
Irrfan
Khan's
55th
birth
anniversary
on
January
7,
we
bring
you
5
quotes
by
the
late
actor
which
prove
that
there
was
more
to
him
than
just
being
a
performer
on
screen.
Brave
The
Storm
Irrfan
had
once
said,
"A
hero
lies
in
every
man
and
woman.
99%
of
times,
we
perish
before
realizing
it." Now,
you
know
what
needs
to
be
done
when
life
throws
a
googly
at
you!
This
One
Is
For
All
Actors
Out
There!
In
an
industry
which
is
obsessed
with
box
office
figures,
Irrfan
had
a
different
take
on
the
number
game.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Films
are
an
experience,
it's
a
job
which
has
a
mystery
to
it.
You
can't
judge
storytelling
from
those
figures.
Figures
are
just
a
by-product.
A
story
is
a
live
thing.
It
interacts
with
you."
Kindness
Is
Free;
Sprinkle
It
Everywhere
"We
are
not
kind
to
people,
to
nature
and
it's
the
reason
why
we
are
going
the
way
we
are.
Nature
is
revolting.
Kindness
just
makes
life
more
bearable,
as
more
happy
people
will
make
a
happy
world," Irrfan
had
said
in
an
interview
with
Reader's
Digest.
It's
a
bit
strange
how
these
words
perfectly
describe
the
current
scenario
that's
prevailing
across
the
globe
amid
the
pandemic.
Experience
Is
The
Teacher
Of
All
Things
"You
should
judge
your
life
on
the
scale
of
your
own
experience.
Even
if
it
is
a
question
of
faith.
Experiment
and
view
it
from
your
own
experience
and
then
take
it
how
it
comes
out
as. The
only
thing
that
we
have
in
our
hands
is
making
choices," Irrfan
had
mentioned
in
one
of
his
interviews.
Failure
Is
The
Stepping
Stone
To
Success
Dejected
by
failure?
Irrfan's
words,
"Failure
is
there
to
teach
you
something
so
that
you
can
go
beyond
that,"
is
just
the
kind
of
prep
talk
we
recommend!
"Life
offers
you
so
much.
That's
why
I
feel
like
I
have
no
other
words
but
thanks,"
these
words
by
the
Angrezi
Medium
actor
echo
in
our
minds
as
we
remember
him
today.