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Led by Amitabh and Priyanka, Bollywood mourns Irrfan Khan that is ‘poorer’ without him

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New Delhi: India lost one of its finest actors Wednesday with Irrfan Khan’s death. Mourning Khan’s demise on Twitter were Bollywood actors as well as politicians.

Amitabh Bachchan, who acted with him in Piku, spoke about the “huge vacuum” left by Khan’s death in the Hindi film industry.

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 29, 2020

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra misses many aspects of the actor, one of them in particular.

https://twitter.com/IAmSudhirMishra/status/1255392996608086018?s=20

Actor Sonam Kapoor, who worked with the late actor in the 2011 movie Thank You, recalled his words of encouragement.

Filmmaker Karan Johar salutes Khan’s unmatched contribution — and how he raised the bar…

Anupam Kher, who acted with Khan in movies like Apna Asmaan, breaks down during a video message.

Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan’s Lunchbox co-star, feels the “world is left for the poorer”.

Filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, who directed Khan in the 2015 movie Jurassic World, shares a snippet from his last correspondence with the actor.

And director Shoojit Sircar, who directed him in Piku, is proud of the actor’s fighting spirit till his last breath.

https://twitter.com/ShoojitSircar/status/1255377784773410818?s=20

Priyanka Chopra shares a touching note with an old snapshot — she had worked with him in the 2011 black comedy 7 Khoon Maaf.

Actor Taapsee Pannu is completely devastated by his sudden death.

Away from cinema, many others have also expressed sadness over Khan’s untimely death, including cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who mourned the loss of his favourite Bollywood actor.

Politicians, led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed their condolences too.

Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis remembers the many talents the actor had.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah is less formal in his tribute, singling out the actor’s special qualities.

And France’s Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain remembered the actor’s performance in Lunchbox.

There were many more tweets about Khan. Here are some that you may also like to read:

Actor Aamir Khan:

Khan’s Hindi Medium co-star Saba Qamar:

Actors Ajay Devgan and Akshay Kumar:

 

With inputs from Bismee Taskin.

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