It
was
filmmaker
Shoojit
Sircar
who
broke
the
news
of
Irrfan
Khan's
demise
on
his
Twitter
page
on
April
29,
2020.
The
actor
passed
away
due
to
colon
infection
after
suffering
from
neuroendocrine
tumour.
Shoojit
shared
a
close
bond
with
the
late
actor.
Recently,
in
an
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid,
the
director
got
emotional
while
talking
about
him.
A
Mid-day
report
quoted
Shoojit
as
saying,
"I
think
about
Irrfan
every
day.
His
image
floats
in
front
of
my
eyes.
We
had
grown
close
in
the
past
two
years
when
he
underwent
treatment.
During
his
last
10
days,
I
was
following
up
with
Sutapa
[Irrfan's
wife]
and
Babil
[son].
Babil
broke
the
news
to
me
that
morning.
I
still
feel
Irrfan
is
with
me,
talking
to
me.
I
can
never
get
over
his
loss."
Earlier,
on
Irrfan's
demise,
Shoojit
had
expressed
his
condolence
with
a
heartfelt
tweet
that
read,
"My
dear
friend
Irfaan.
You
fought
and
fought
and
fought.
I
will
always
be
proud
of
you..
we
shall
meet
again..
condolences
to
Sutapa
and
Babil..
you
too
fought,
Sutapa
you
gave
everything
possible
in
this
fight.
Peace
and
Om
shanti.
Irfaan
Khan
salute."
Meanwhile,
Shoojit
recently
began
the
post-production
of
his
film
Sardar
Udham
Singh.
The
biopic
was
supposed
to
star
Irrfan
Khan,
but
eventually,
the
role
went
to
Vicky
Kaushal.
The
makers
wrapped
the
film's
shooting
in
December
last
year.
Speaking
about
starting
the
post-production
work
after
the
end
of
lockdown,
the
filmmaker
earlier
told
Mumbai
Mirror,
"Only
the
editor
and
his
assistant
will
be
allowed
inside
the
editing
room,
working
while
strictly
adhering
to
social
distancing
protocols,
and
they
will
strike
off
work
before
the
daily
7
pm
curfew."
Meanwhile,
Shoojit
Sircar's
upcoming
film
Gulabo
Sitabo,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ayushmann
Khurrana
in
lead
roles,
is
set
to
premiere
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
12
June
2020.