Vishal
Recalls
His
Reaction
When
He
Received
The
News
Of
Irrfan's
Death
The
filmmaker
wrote
in
his
piece
that
when
he
first
heard
of
Irrfan's
death,
it
felt
like
the
explosion
of
a
bomb
in
his
heart.
The
Jovial
Side
Of
Irrfan
Vishal
recalled
an
anecdote
from
February
2014,
when
Haider
was
being
filmed
in
Srinagar.
A
crowd
had
gathered
around
them,
hoping
for
a
selfie
with
Irrfan.
When
they
got
unruly,
the
actor
was
whisked
away
by
the
security
forces.
"A
boy
runs
out
from
a
lane
situated
at
the
square
leg
direction
of
the
car.
He
bends
his
shoulder
back
and
throws
a
stone
like
a
professional
cricketer
at
the
car
to
run
him
out.
The
wind
screen
shatters
into
pieces,"
Vishal
wrote.
He
revealed
that
the
panicked
security
guard
almost
opened
fire
on
him
but
was
stopped
by
Irrfan
‘just
in
time'.
However,
Irrfan
wasn't
upset
by
the
incident.
In
fact,
he
later
told
Vishal
jokingly,
"Vishal
sahab,
kya
throw
maara
saale
ne..
Aisa
graceful
ki
Jonty
Rhodes
yaad
aa
gaya
(Vishal
sahab,
what
a
throw
it
was..
So
graceful
that
I
was
reminded
of
Jonty
Rhodes)."
Irrfan
Khan-
The
Dedicated
Actor
In
yet
another
memory
from
the
Haider
sets,
Vishal
recalled
how
Irrfan
used
to
be
‘totally
immersed'
in
his
character.
The
crew
memories
used
to
speak
in
whispers
as
they
prep
for
the
shot,
so
as
to
not
disturb
his
concentration.
Vishal
Bhardwaj
Reveals
His
Feelings
When
He
Saw
Irrfan's
Mortal
Remains
At
The
Crematorium
"I
walk
forward
to
face
him.
I
am
looking
at
his
face
endlessly.
Time
has
stopped.
I
realize
how
heavy
his
eyelids
are.
A
lullaby
in
Irrfan's
voice
echoes
in
my
head...
‘Aa
ja
ri
nindo
tu
aa
ja..
Ifu
ki
aankhon
mein..
(Come
dear
sleep,
come..
Settle
into
Ifu's
eyes..)'.
Irrfan
had
sent
Vishal
the
song
on
a
WhatsApp
message
in
August
2018,
when
he
was
undergoing
treatment
in
London,
and
joked,
"Vishal
sahab
ab
aapko
acting
ke
saath
meri
singing
bhi
jhelni
padegi
(Vishal
sahab,
now
you
will
have
to
bear
ith
my
singing
along
with
my
acting)."
"Tears
have
drenched
my
N95
mask
as
I
stand
still,
looking
at
his
serene
calm
face.
I
want
to
cry
aloud.
I
can't.
My
throat
is
choked,"
Vishal
wrote
in
his
piece.
Vishal
Opens
Up
About
His
Gangster
Film
Which
Was
Supposed
To
Star
Irrfan
And
Deepika
Padukone
The
director
revealed
that
the
film
could
never
take
off,
because
of
the
actor's
illness.
"Mazaak
nahin
kar
raha
hoon..
Jab
tab
aap
7
Khoon
Maaf
mein
meri
kahaani
ka
poora
edit
nahin
daalte
YouTube
par..
Main
shooting
pe
nahin
aaunga
(I'm
not
joking..
Until
you
put
my
full
unedited
story
from
7
Khoon
Maaf
on
YouTube..
I
won't
come
for
the
shoot),"
Irrfan
had
told
Vishal
during
the
look
test.
When
Vishal
Bhardwaj
And
Tabu
Visited
Irrfan
At
His
Home
In
2018
Post
His
Cancer
Diagnosis.
Recalling
the
anecdote,
the
director
wrote,
"Irrfan
starts
to
narrate
his
cancer
treatment
tales
like
a
script.
He
makes
it
sound
so
hilarious
that
Tabu
and
I
fall
down
laughing.
He
mimics
doctors
and
their
strange
physical
habits.
At
this
point,
Sutapa
joins
us,
she
scolds
Irrfan
to
not
make
fun
of
his
specialist
doctor."
Later,
Irrfan
became
philosophical
and
said
that
it
felt
like
his
health
conditions
were
playing
out
like
films
of
different
genres
-
sometimes
thriller
and
sometimes
comedy.
This
Will
Break
Your
Heart
The
filmmaker
remembered
the
moment
of
Irrfan
being
buried
in
Haider
as
he
saw
him
being
buried
in
real
life
and
emotionally
concluded
his
screenplay
by
writing,
"I
wish
I
could
edit
out
this
scene
from
my
life."