Irrfan Khan, according to Babil Khan, loved being a father more than acting

Actor Babil Khan has written a lengthy message in memory of his late father-star Irrfan Khan.

Babil posted a photo of Irrfan winning a prize at the 8th Asian Film Awards in 2014 on Instagram.

He said in his letter: “Those eyes that watch a validation which you have already explored to spiritually absorb through internal means rather than the external illusions of self-worth, I’d blame your stubborn determination of committing a lifetime to transcending from innate survival instincts to a journey engraved in cultivating your creative ‘intuitions,’ through means greater than ‘understanding and intellect,’ and yet in your actions towards the compulsion of celebrity you were still acting under the influence of the compulsion to

“And that for me is the seemingly unattainable mantle I want to hold in relation to the craft of acting; to be aware that a story may have a methodically planned narrative, but the magic is the ability to create (through surrender) within the mechanics of artificiality, I want that enlightenment of process so dear in my palms,” the actor said.

Just in those moments, I realised you loved being a father more than being an actor, and imagine that after being the best actor in the world. I miss when you used to look at Ayaan and I with that glint in your eye as if nothing else existed, even after you had accomplished more than a man could ask from himself.

It gives me the impression that I didn’t appreciate your care sufficiently. We used to laugh a much, Baba.

In April 2020, Irrfan died away at the age of 53. His two kids, Babil and Ayaan, as well as his wife Sutapa Sikdar, survive him.