Salaam, Irrfan: Actor of subtleties leaves a giant hole in cinema

A good actor, according to Irrfan, submitted to the moment but still kept an eye on which light was on him

For two years even as he struggled with a neuroendocrine tumour, Irrfan Khan retained his sense of wit and poetry, describing the disease as “unwanted guests” sitting in his body. On Wednesday, the guests took them with him. The actor of Life of Pi and Lunchbox closed his soulful, chalice-like eyes forever on April 29 at the age of 53, after being admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital the night before due to complications in his health. He is survived by his wife Sutapa, and sons Babil and Ayan. Only last week, Irrfan’s mother Saeda Begum, 95, had passed away in