Bollywood actor Irrfan died on Wednesday, and Rishi Kapoor passed away on Thursday, leaving the film fraternity in shock. Both the actors, who succumbed to cancer, only starred in one film together and it was D-Day, directed by Nikkhil Advani. Expectedly so, a scene from the film featuring the two has gone viral on social media.
Now as Nikkhil mourned the untimely deaths of both the actors, he recalled an incident from the film sets. “Today, a scene from my 2013 film, D-Day, flashes through my mind. Irrfan (Khan) looking at Chintuji, and laughing, amazed that they had finally managed to capture this much-wanted terrorist, despite their plans having failed. I remember Irrfan urging me to let the camera continue to roll and what emerged was this moment of delicious irony," adding, “We were shooting in the desert and while Irrfan and a lot of team bunked out in tents, Chintuji would drive two hours back to the hotel. He was averse to early morning shoots but there was this sunrise shot we had to shoot with him and he was refusing to comply, saying, ‘I’m an actor, not a doodhwala.’”
At least one thing is for sure. There will be jashan in the heavens tonight. #RIPLegend #RishiKapoor #IrfanKhan pic.twitter.com/V4qXyWjeqp
— Nikkhil Advani (@nikkhiladvani) April 30, 2020
Revealing how Irrfan bribed Rishi with ‘chicken jungli and alcohol’ to convince him to spend night in desert for the sunrise shot, Nikkhil said about Irrfan, “It was a near-impossible feat in Kutch, but he delivered on his promise and I got my shot," as reported by a leading daily.
Well, the film fraternity certainly will miss Irrfan and Rishi for years to come!
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
