A word on actor Irfan Khan's
passing away:
He is one of my favourite actors
since childhood. I grew up watching such legendary series in Doordarshan those
days like The Great Maratha. Irfan's role as Najeeb Khan was iconic. That was
the early days of his career and my sensibilities as an audience or spectator.
Through Pan Singh Tomar, Jurassik World and many other movies, he kept amazing
me.
Today, I heard about his death
while working on a short story for a reading app named Pratilipi. The title of
the story was "The Magician who Vanished".
Just as I finished the story, I
looked up from my word file to go through some WhatsApp messages and found the
status on one of my friend's number.
Perhaps the story "The
Magician who Vanished" is about Irfan Khan. In the story, a father passes
away and the son is having difficulty accepting his death. The son blames
himself for his father's death. Right then, someone comes along and gives the
boy a perspective that changes his and his mother's life.
A lot of things could magically
align to tell us that we are something more than 'mere' animals. This is one
such moment.
Irfan Khan has left a legacy that
the future generation of artists and film enthusiasts would look up to.
Irfan Khan, may your soul find
its abode in heaven. May your soul rest in peace.
Note: You must read the story
titled "The Magician who Vanished" published in Pratilipi App in
order to see the symbolic connection I am talking about.
LInk here
1 comment:
May he rests in peace.
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