Vijay
Varma
has
been
a
big
fan
of
late
actor
Irrfan
Khan,
as
he
has
often
talked
about
how
he
respected
and
admired
the
star
for
not
only
his
work
but
also
how
he
was
as
a
person.
Vijay's
latest
release
Ok
Computer
saw
him
playing
the
role
of
a
cyber
cell
cop
Saajan
Kundu
which
actually
was
a
homage
to
Irrfan
Khan's
character
from
The
Lunchbox
(2013),
in
which
the
veteran
actor
was
named
Saajan
Fernandez.
Recently,
Vijay
opened
up
about
being
inspired
by
late
actor
and
said,
"He
was
just
constantly
surprising
the
audience.
That
was
his
strength,
that
you
couldn't
tell
what
he
would
do
next.
It
was
the
small
details.
I
and
the
other
actors
around
me
would
look
at
the
way
he
reacted
to
a
situation
and
try
to
figure
out
what
he
was
doing,
and
we
couldn't."
Vijay
added,
"Usually,
when
you're
in
the
pursuit
of
becoming
an
actor,
you
try
to
figure
out
what
must
have
been
happening
around
the
actor
during
a
scene
and
where
he
found
that
emotion.
But
Irrfan's
magic
was
invisible.
You
couldn't
tell
where
it
came
from."
Vijay
had
met
Irrfan
during
his
days
at
his
film
school
and
later
at
Cannes
Film
Festival,
and
he
was
just
amazingly
inspired
by
his
aura.
When
Vijay
was
out
of
work,
he
decided
to
turn
to
Irrfan
Khan's
manager
to
handle
him
as
well
hoping
something
in
his
life
would
work
out
then.
Talking
further
about
Irrfan's
admirable
quality
as
a
person
Vijay
said,
"Later,
I
found
out
that
after
Irrfan
had
watched
Pink
(2016),
he
kept
recommending
my
name
to
various
producers
who
were
looking
for
young
actors.
A
couple
of
producers
have
told
me
that
Irrfan
told
them,
'Isko
lo
yaar.'
He
had
this
way
of
helping
people
that
was
so
generous."
Irrfan
Khan
was
and
will
always
be
one
of
the
most
cherished
people
known
for
his
impeccable
work
across
the
world.