Shoojit Sircar First Offered Sardar Udham Singh To Irrfan, Says He Can Never Get Over His Death

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, who collaborated with Irrfan Khan in Piku was among the first ones to break the heartbreaking news of his demise on 29th April 2020. Not many know that apart from their professional equation, they shared a beautiful bond.

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Sharing the news of Irrfan's death, Shoojit had written,

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¡°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 and Irrfan were to collaborate on Udham Singh but life had some other plans.

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Irrfan had to opt out because of his medical reasons and the role landed in Vicky Kaushal's lap. Now that Shoojit is all set to embark upon a journey and start shooting for the film again, he couldn't help but miss and remember Irrfan.

In an interview with Mid-day, Shoojit gathered his feelings about his loss and said,

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¡°I think about Irrfan every day. His image floats in front of my eyes. We had grown close in the past two years when he underwent treatment. During his last 10 days, I was following up with Sutapa [Irrfan¡¯s wife] and Babil [son]. Babil broke the news to me that morning. I still feel Irrfan is with me, talking to me. I can never get over his loss.¡±

The post-production work of Sardar Udham Singh starring Vicky Kaushal officially began from Monday. Vicky took to Instagram, where he shared a still from the film. The picture features Vicky and Sircar.

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"When nature beckoned, We listened... We switched gears, From fast forward to slow motion... Now, there is a call again, and excitement, yet a caution and hunger to reboot, With this feeling... We begin, again... #SardarUdhamSingh. Post-production set to #BeginAgain, tomorrow, 8th June."

Vicky will headline Sircar's project as martyr Udham Singh, who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab in pre-Independence India, to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Amritsar in 1919. Singh was subsequently convicted of murder, and hanged in July 1940.