“I suppose, in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go” - Irrfan Khan He ensured his art travelled home with us. He wasn't a heroic figure physically, but he stole our hearts. He used himself just as an ingredient in the recipe for the character, so little that you won't see him at all when he performed. He left the character, there, in your memory, shed that skin and moved along to be someone else with ease. Be it in Maqbool, The Namesake, Haider or Karwaan, every word he uttered felt like he believed it. He became the perfect face of every emotion expressed and repressed. The charisma he brought to everything was pure magic. A thoughtful man who found beauty in the world around him, even in pain. Words by Isha Bajpai Made on 29th April 2020