Radhika Madan opens up about Irrfan Khan adding that they were prepared but still had a ray of hope.

MUMBAI: 2020 saw the loss of the finest actor of Bollywood on 29^th April, Irrfan Khan. Radhika Madan, who was his co-star in his last film Angrezi Medium, spoke about him recently. The conversation took place when she launched her new single, Lag Ja Gale, while trying her hands at a keyboard. 

She opened up about her experience with the late actor and how she was unable to cope up with the news. Radhika Madan played Irrfan Khan’s daughter in Angrezi Medium where they shared screen space for the first time and unfortunately the last time. She told that people close to him saw it coming since they were in touch with him regarding his health. Nevertheless, they all hoped that he would make it.

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Radhika said to a source “It took me 2-3 days to grasp it. I was obviously updated about what's happening with him, Homi used to keep telling us about his condition. So, in a way we were prepared but still there was always a ray of hope. We always felt he would bounce back, so, when it actually happened, the realisation took place in a few days.” Reminiscing about his great contribution to cinema, she further added “It is a great loss but he has left a great legacy and we have to get inspired by the choices he made. The courage he had, the way he lived his life- that's what we need to learn from him". 

While speaking about her experience working with him, she admired him for treating her like an actual daughter and making her comfortable. She said “It was him who made everything and everyone comfortable, right from the first day. He always treated me as his equal. All the credit goes to him. He was my dad, he was not The Irrfan Khan- an international star, or a legendary actor but just my dad, and he made sure I felt that way. And I also always looked at him like that when we were on-the-set."

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Angrezi Medium was Irrfan Khan’s last film which also starred Kareena Kapoor Khan and Deepak Dobriyal. Due to the pandemic lockdown the picture had to be brought down on the day of its release as all the theatres were ordered to shut down by the government. However, it was released worldwide through OTT platform on April 15

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