Asif Kapadia who directed late Irrfan in the
Hollywood
film ‘The Warrior’ in 2001 is yet not come in terms with the untimely loss of one the Bollywood industry's acclaimed talent
Irrfan Khan.
"We have not come to terms with it. It's also strange because I haven't been able to travel really since all of this happened last year," mentioned Asif Kapadia. Furthermore, Asif who was joined by ‘
Monsoon Shootout’ director
Amit Kumar for the interview shared how they formed a strong trio. They opened up about their friendship with the late actor, “We must not forget Irrfan as he is not only a great actor but a wonderful spiritual being," admits Asif.
Adding to this Amit mentioned, “For me, he was such a warm person. It's interesting that Asif used the word spiritual to describe Irrfan because there was a certain kind of aura around him. There was more than just his physical being, you felt that there's something very special in him."
Amit also shared how Irrfan spent two to three months with Asif for the pre-production of ‘The Warrior’ and how the idea of the short film ‘Bypass’ was conceived.
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