Mukesh Khanna Remembers Irrfan Khan; Reveals He Wanted To Make A Film With The Actor
Irrfan Khan's untimely demise has left a huge void in Indian cinema. Celebrities from the entertainment industry mourned the actor's passing away whilst sharing their fond memories with him. In the sa
Irrfan
Khan's
untimely
demise
has
left
a
huge
void
in
Indian
cinema.
Celebrities
from
the
entertainment
industry
mourned
the
actor's
passing
away
whilst
sharing
their
fond
memories
with
him.
In
the
same
vein,
Mukesh
Khanna
who
acted
alongside
Irrfan
at
the
beginning
of
his
career
in
two
TV
shows
—
The
Great
Maratha
and
Chandrakanta
in
1994
—fondly
remembered
the
gifted
actor.
Mukesh
told
TOI,
“I
have
had
quite
an
experience
with
him
on
both
the
shows,
though
we
didn’t
have
a
single
scene
together
in
either.
In
Chandrakanta,
Irrfan
played
the
twins
Somnath
and
Badrinath,
while
I
essayed
Jaanbaaz.
I
remember
watching
a
couple
of
his
shots
(The
Great
Maratha)
on
the
monitor
with
Sanjay
Khan,
the
producer,
and
director
of
the
show.
I
would
tell
Khan
sahab,
Yeh
actor
achha
hai.
Uski
aankhein
bolti
thi.
He
was
yet
to
be
noticed
then.”
He
went
on
to
add,
“I
admire
that
man.
Uski
acting
brilliant
thi,
aankhein
bolti
thi,
national
se
international
chala
gaya.
Unlike
many
jinki
acting
mein
effort
dikhta
hai,
he
was
a
natural
and
gifted
actor.
I
would
wonder
ki
kahaan
se
yeh
aadmi
acting
karta
hai
dialogues
bolta
hai
aur
honth
bhi
nahi
hilte.
That
was
his
USP.”
(sic)
Mukesh
then
revealed
that
he
had
approached
Irrfan
for
a
film
he
wanted
to
make
just
before
he
took
ill.
“I
wanted
to
make
a
film
titled
'Dilli
Meri
Jeb
Mein’
with
him.
He
suited
the
part
perfectly.
This
was
about
a
year
ago,
just
before
he
took
ill.
I
sent
him
the
script
and
he
quite
liked
it.
However,
the
deal
couldn’t
materialize
owing
to
certain
creative
differences.
He
sent
me
a
message
through
a
common
friend
that
he
liked
the
subject,
but
won’t
be
able
to
do
it.
I
wish
he
had
done
the
film.”