From
the
plethora
of
incredible
performances
Irrfan
Khan
put
out
in
his
career,
it
is
hard
to
pick
one.
But
the
2013
movie,
The
Lunchbox
is
definitely
one
of
his
best.
Irrfan's
The
Lunchbox
co-star,
Nimrat
Kaur
offered
her
condolences
,
saying
that
the
face
of
Indian
cinema
will
never
be
the
same.
IANS
quoted
Nimrat
as
saying,
"It
is
a
personal
loss
for
everyone
at
this
point
in
time.
For
everyone
who
watched
his
movies
or
worked
with
him
and
met
him
personally,
this
is
absolutely
shocking.
I
think
the
face
of
Indian
cinema
will
not
be
the
same
without
Irrfan
Khan.
He
was
a
one-man
army.
Every
film
and
film
stars
are
on
one
side
and
his
films
are
on
the
other.
My
heart
goes
out
to
his
family
at
this
point
in
time,
when
we
all
are
suffering
under
a
specific
situation.
Losing
a
loved
one
is
always
painful
but
I
think
this
(the
COVID-19
lockdown)
is
worse.
I
cannot
imagine
I
am
talking
about
Irrfan
in
the
past
tense."
Nimrat
also
recalled
a
heart-warming
conversation
she
had
with
him,
when
their
film
won
the
Critics
Week
Viewers
Choice
Award
at
the
66th
Cannes
Film
Festival.
"We
did
not
have
many
scenes
together
but
we
got
a
chance
to
converse
extensively
during
the
premiere
of
the
film
at
the
Cannes
Film
Festival.
I
was
quite
overwhelmed
by
the
response
to
the
film,
the
way
it
was
celebrated
and
what
it
became
overnight!
I
remember
I
asked
him,
'how
do
you
handle
so
much
appreciation,
adulation
when
a
film
meets
a
great
success
like
this?'
he
smiled
and
told
me,
'sock
up
to
good
times
and
don't
be
shy
of
celebration.
This
is
the
gift
that
God
has
given
us.
The
bad
time
is
around
the
corner,'" she
said.
Irrfan
passed
away
on
Wednesday
after
being
admitted
to
Kokilaben
Dhirubai
Ambani
hospital
due
to
a
colon
infection.
He
had
been
diagnosed
with
a
neuroendocrine
tumour
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same.