The
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
paid
homage
to
late
actor
Irrfan
Khan
by
screening
his
cult
film
Paan
Singh
Tomar
on
Friday
(January
21,
2021)
at
the
festival.
The
screening
was
graced
by
Irrfan's
wife
Sutapa
Sikdar
and
elder
son
Babil
Khan.
Later,
Sutapa
took
to
the
stage
and
delivering
a
moving
speech
in
which
she
recalled
some
fond
memories
and
spoke
about
how
this
was
the
first
time
she
came
out
of
home
since
the
actor's
demise.
She
said,
"There
have
been
many
tributes,
but
this
is
special
because
it
is
nostalgic
and
very
very
special
memories
since
we
were
students.
I
remember
us
going
to
the
IFFI
in
New
Delhi.
At
that
time
it
was
in
Delhi.
After
the
show
we
would
have
cutting
chai
and
talk
and
drown
in
cinema
and
that
was
the
beginning.
I
remember
Irrfan
having
dreams
in
his
eyes."
"It's
a
special
moment
because
it
is
an
honour
and
privilege
to
be
appreciated
and
be
given
a
tribute
by
the
same
institute,
same
IFFI.
I
am
happy
to
be
here.
It
was
a
brave
decision.
It
is
the
first
time
I
have
come
out
of
home.
But
I
had
to.
One
also
needs
closure
to
walk
ahead
and
IFFI
is
a
closure
for
me.
It
is
like
being
there
for
what
we
had
done
30
years
ago
as
students.
I
am
happy
that
people
are
here
which
is
an
exceptional
situation
in
time.
It
feels
nice
that
we
are
here
to
celebrate
a
person
and
IFFI
couldn't
have
chosen
a
better
film(Paan
Singh
Tomar).
Because
this
film
talks
about
race,
an
athlete," she
further
added.
"To
quote
a
dialogue
from
the
film
by
Irrfan,
'Ek
race
hota
hai
na,
usko
poora
karna
padta
hai,
chahe
haar
ho
ya
chahe
jeet.
Woh
door
ek
finish
line
hota
hai
usse
chhoona
padta
hai.'
Irrfan
's
finish
line
came
too
soon
but
he
played
well.
We
are
proud
of
you,"
Sutapa
signed
off
her
speech
on
an
emotional
note.
Later,
Babil
took
to
his
Instagram
page
and
wrote,
"Today,
I
need
to
share
this
as
@iffigoa
made
it
possible
to
watch
and
hear
him
on
the
big
screen
one
more
time,
that
to
in
Paan
Singh
Tomar.
(This
man
exuded
a
younger
energy
than
me
in
his
late
40s
even)
P.C:
@mridulvaibhav."