Irrfan left to his heavenly abode on April 29 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Sutapa Sikdar and sons, Babil and Ayan. He was 53.
Yesterday evening, late Irrfan’s elder son took to his social media to thank everyone who have shared condolences on his father’s demise.
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On his Instagram story, Babil’s heartfelt message read, “I’m deeply grateful for all the condolences you beautiful friends are pouring in for me. Although I hope you understand that right now I’m not being able to reply because my vocabulary is dizzy. I will get back to each one of you but just not right now. Thank you so much. I love you."
Babil and Ayan performed Irrfan's last rites at Mumbai's Versova burial ground, yesterday afternoon. Amid coronavirus lockdown, not many people were able to reach for the National-award winning actor’s cremation. However, close colleagues of Irrfan including filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj and Tigmanshu Dhulia were present to support the family.
Late Irrfan was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai on April 28 for colon infection. The initial news of Irrfan’s death was shared by his film, Piku director, Shoojit Sircar on Twitter.
My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and fought and fought. I will always be proud of you.. we shall meet again.. condolences to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, Sutapa you gave everything possible in this fight. Peace and Om shanti. Irfaan Khan salute. — Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) April 29, 2020
Millions of people from around the world expressed their grief on losing a star like Irrfan. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Anupam Kher, Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Shabana Azmi heavily mourned his departure on social media.
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