Irrfan
Khan:
Vishal
Bhardwaj
will
not
start
film
till
irrfan
Returns
|
FilmiBeat
Filmmaker
Vishal
Bhardwaj
has
decided
to
reschedule
his
upcoming
project
featuring
Irrfan
Khan,
considering
the
actor's
health
issues.
Calling
Irrfan,
who
is
suffering
from
neuroendocrine
tumour,
a
warrior
the
director
said
the
team
will
wait
for
the
actor
to
return
from
abroad,
where
he
has
gone
for
treatment.
"Irrfan
is
a
warrior
and
we
know
he
will
conquer
this
battle.
Therefore
Deepika
Padukone,
Prernaa
(producer)
and
I
have
decided
to
reschedule
our
film
and
start
with
renewed
energy
and
celebration
when
our
warrior
returns
as
a
winner," Bhardwaj
tweeted.
The
director-actor
duo
have
previously
worked
together
in
"Maqbool",
"7
Khoon
Maaf"
and
"Haider",
while
Deepika
and
Irrfan
have
earlier
collaborated
on
"Piku".
The
yet
to
titled
project,
which
is
a
biopic
on
'Sapna
Didi'
will
be
produced
by
KriArj
Entertainment
and
Vishal
Bhardwaj
Pictures.
The
film
was
earlier
scheduled
to
go
on
floors
in
February
end.
On
a
related
note,
Irrfan
Khan
recently
revealed
that
he
has
been
diagnosed
with
neuroendocrine
tumour,
a
rare
form
of
cancer
that
can
target
various
parts
of
the
body,
and
is
out
of
the
country
for
treatment.
The
actor,
51,
said
it
has
been
difficult
dealing
with
thedisease
but
people
around
him
have
given
him
hope
and
support
to
fight
it.
"The
unexpected
makes
us
grow,
which
is
what
the
past
few
days
have
been
about.
Learning
that
I
have
been
diagnosed
with
Neuro
Endocrine
Tumour
as
of
now
has
admittedly
been
difficult,
but
the
love
and
strength
of
those
around
me
and
that
I
found
within
me
has
brought
me
to
a
place
of
hope,"
Irrfan
said
in
amedia
statement.
"The
journey
of
this
is
taking
me
out
of
the
country,
and
I
request
everyone
to
continue
sending
their
wishes,"
he
added.
The
"Piku"
actor
also
addressed
the
rumours
surrounding
his
illness,
saying
neuro
is
not
always
about
brain
and
thanked
those
who
had
not
speculated
about
his
health.
"As
for
the
rumours
that
were
floated,
NEURO
is
not
always
about
the
brain
and
googling
is
the
easiest
way
to
do
research.
To
those
who
waited
for
my
words,
I
hope
to
be
back
with
more
stories
to
tell,"
he
said.
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