After actor Irrfan Khan’s death, his elder son Babil has been sharing old videos and photos of the late actor. Taking a trip down memory lane on Tuesday, Babil shared a video of Irrfan taking a dip in a cold pond.
After battling a rare form of cancer for two years, Irrfan passed away at the age of 53 on April 29.
Babil took to Instagram to share two videos. In one we can see Irrfan shivering and enjoying the cold waters, while we hear laughter in the backdrop. In another he says that the water is ice-cold.
Babil had also shared unseen pictures of the actor from his days at the National School of Drama.
In another video, Babil shared recently on Instagram, the actor can be relishing pani puri at a restaurant. He captioned the video, “When you are on a diet for so long and then the shoot ends and you can have pani puri.”
After Irrfan’s death, his wife Sutapa Sikdar opened about the actor’s passing and the two-year-long struggle with cancer, in an emotional note she shared on social media. Sutapa said that Irrfan has ‘spoiled her for life’. “His strive for perfection doesn’t let me settle for ordinary in any thing. There was a rhythm which he always saw in everything, even in cacophony and chaos, so I have learnt to sing and dance to the music of that rhythm, even with my tone-deaf voice and two left feet,” she wrote.
She added: “I see my little family, in a boat, with both my sons Babil and Ayaan, paddling it forward, with Irrfan guiding them "wahan nahi, yahan se modo" but since life is not cinema and there are no retakes, I sincerely wish my children sail this boat safely with their father's guidance in mind and rockabye through the storm.
I asked my children, if possible, they could sum up a lesson taught by their father that has been important to them;
Babil: 'Learn to surrender to the dance of uncertainty and trust your faith in the universe"
Ayaan: "Learn to control your mind and to not let it control you."
Tears will flow as we will plant a raat ki rani tree, his favourite, to the place where you have put him to rest after a victorious journey. It takes time but it will bloom and the fragrance will spread and touch all the souls whom I won't call them fans but family for years to come."
