
National Award-winning actor Irrfan Khan passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He was 53 and is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons Babil and Ayan.
Since his television days of the '90s to Hollywood films, he owned every character he portrayed on the celluloid. His films are a masterclass in splendid seamless acting.
Here is a tribute to the one of the finest actor of the Hindi film industry in his dialogues:
1: "Aur jaan se mar dena beta,hum reh gaye na,marne me der nahi lagayenge,bhagwan kasam." (Haasil)
Haasil brought back to Hindi cinema a raw and untouched taste of student and caste politics. In 2004 Irrfan won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role of a student leader of Allahabad University Ranvijay Singh in film Haasil.
2: Beehad mein to “Baaghi” hote hain, “Dacait” milte hain parliament mein! (Paan Singh Tomar)
Irrfan Khan's role and dialogues in the movie bagged him critical appreciation and many awards.
3: “Darya bhi main, darakht bhi main … Jhelum bhi main, chinar bhi main … dair bhi hoon, haram bhi hoon … Shia bhi hoon, Sunni bhi hoon, main hoon pandit … main tha, main hoon aur main hi rahoonga.” (Haider)
Irrfan played the character of Roohdar in Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider.
4: Humari to gaali par bhi taali padti hai (Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns )
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns was one of the movies of Irrfan Khan for which he received high critical appreciation. His dialogues played an important role in his memorable role.
5: Ik baar to yun hoga, thoda sa sukoon hoga ... na dil mein kasak hogi, na sar mein junoon hoga. ( 7 Khoon Maaf)
Playing one of the seven husbands of Priyanka Chopra in 7 Khoon Maaf, Irrfan stood out and captured the gaze of the audience with his performance.
6:I suppose, in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye. (Life of Pi)
Irrfan Khan played the adult version of Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel in Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi'. He made the dialogue-heavy moments as mesmerizing as the films awe-inspiring visuals.
7:Total teen baar ishq kiya, aur teeno baar aaisa ishq matlab jaanleva ishq, matlab ghaghor hadd paar (Qarib Qarib Single)
(With inputs from agencies)