The untimely demise of one of the legends, Irrfan Khan came up as a shocking news for the entire film fraternity. As the nation was mourning the loss, another gem from the Indian cinema, Rishi Kapoor passed away today at the age of 67.
Meanwhile, several celebrities and fans have been expressing their grief over these irreplaceable souls. One of the talented actors of Mollywood, Fahadh Faasil remembered the Angrezi Medium actor through a long emotional post.
The national-award winning actor also mentioned that he owe his career to the late actor, Irrfan Khan. Fahadh started his post by recalling his student days in America, where he and his friend used to drive to a Pakistani grocery shop near their campus to rent Indian film DVDs. The shop owner had once recommended them a film - Yuh Hota To Kya Hota, which was directed by Naseeruddin Shah.
The Trance actor admitted that he was intrigued by Irrfan and that was the first time he ever saw an actor who was 'original' on screen. Fahadh also revealed how he decided to drop out of the engineering school and return to India to act in films, after watching Irrfan's films.
He further regrets for not being able to meet his idol or shake hands with him. Concluding his long emotional post, he admits he owes his career to Irrfan as he wouldn't have come this far if he hadn't picked up that DVD during his college days.