Films Irrfan Khan Was Set To Be A Part Of Before His Death: Udham Singh, Gormint, Life In A Metro 2
Irrfan Khan, who passed away on Wednesday, had been suffering from cancer since 2018. The actor had several films in his kitty before his health deteriorated.
Irrfan
Khan,
who
passed
away
on
Wednesday,
had
been
suffering
from
cancer
since
2018.
The
actor
had
several
films
in
his
kitty
before
his
health
deteriorated.
Earlier
this
week,
he
was
kept
in
ICU
after
suffering
from
a
colon
infection,
before
the
news
of
his
demise
shook
the
film
fraternity
and
fans.
Condolences
poured
in
from
across
the
world,
as
Irrfan
was
well-known
as
a
global
star
for
his
impeccable
talent.
Irrfan
was
reportedly
set
to
be
a
part
of
Piku
director,
Shoojit
Sircar's
upcoming
biopic
on
freedom
fighter
Udham
Singh.
However,
due
to
health
issues,
the
makers
decided
to
star
another
actor.
Shoojit
is
now
working
with
Vicky
Kaushal
on
the
film
and
also
released
his
first
look
in
2019.
Sardar
Udham
Singh
Producer
Ronnie
Lahiri
told
PTI,
in earlier
days
of
the
project
that
they
had
decided
to
wait
for
Irrfan's
return,
but
after
his
treatment,
they
mutually
decided
to
move
ahead
with
a
different
actor.
"We
had
mutually
discussed
that
he
won't
be
in
a
physical
situation
to
do
such
a
complex
role
and
he
had
asked
us
to
move
ahead.
He
told
us
before
anyone
else
does
a
film
on
that
subject
he
felt
it
would
be
unfair
if
we
wait
and
somebody
else
does
it."
"Previously,
there
was
another
film
that
we
were
going
to
do
with
him
and
somebody
else
did
it
and
we
had
to
shelve
it.
For
him,
stories
were
more
important
than
individuals
and
we
should
go
ahead
and
tell
this
important
story
of
Udham
Singh,"
Ronnie
added.
Return
With
Deepika
Padukone
Irrfan
was
also
set
to
star
in
an
Amazon
original
series
titled,
Gormint.
But
he
decided
to
step
down
from
the
project,
when
he
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
and
had
to
leave
for
London
for
treatment.
He
had
also
signed
up
for
Vishal
Bharadwaj's
next,
which
starred
him
alongside
Deepika
Padukone.
The
project
had
been
delayed
in
wake
of
the
actor's
health.
Life
In
A
Metro
2
There
were
also
talks
of
Irrfan working
with
Anurag
Basu
for
a
sequel
to
Life
in
a
Metro.
The
long-awaited
sequel
was
discussed
between
the
two,
and
Basu
revealed,
Irrfan
had
principally
agreed
to
do
it.
"I
was
supposed
to
start
a
film
with
him.
We
were
talking
about
Metro' sequel.
For
the
Metro'
sequel
were
waiting
for
Irrfan.
I
didn't
start
that
film.
We
had
discussed
the
idea
back
then
and
he
loved
the
character
and
he
wanted
to
do
that
again.
This
was
one
month
before
he
was
diagnosed,"
Anurag
Basu
told
PTI.
Divine
Lovers
With
Kangana
Ranaut
Gurinder
Chadha,
on
Twitter,
revealed
that
she
had
a
potential
project
for
the actor.
"Devastated
that
brave
@irrfan
khan
sadly
lost
his
battle.
We
had
planned
to
work
together
and
he
spent
a
day
at
my
house
discussing
our
script
before
he
fell
ill.
I
mourn
today
for
one
of
India's
hugest
talents
and
the
worlds
greatest
actor.
RIP
baijaan
and
thank
for
your
amazing
work
and
legacy,"
(sic)
she
tweeted.
Director
Sai
Kabir
had
also
planned
a
film
with
Irrfan
alongside
Kangana
Ranaut
in
2018,
but
the
project
fell
through.
"We
were
just
going
on
floors
with
Divine
Lovers,
everything
was
set
in
2018,
but
exactly
in
a
month's
gap,
things
changed.
An
unfortunate
tragedy
hit
me.
And
he
was
diagnosed
with
cancer.
It's
very
difficult
to
even
think
about
that
subject
because
it
draws
a
lot
of
memories.
I
don't
want
to
go
there
right
now."
Irrfan,
after
his
cancer
treatment,
finished
filming
Angrezi
Medium,
the
sequel
to
his
2017
hit
English
Medium.
It
was
the
actor's
last
release,
which
hit
the
theatres
just
before
the
nationwide
lockdown
on
March
25,
2020.