{"id":373154,"date":"2025-12-26T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/373154\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T14:30:15","slug":"irrfan-khan-was-in-a-lot-of-pain-actor-fought-illness-on-angrezi-medium-sets-costume-designer-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/373154\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Irrfan Khan was in a lot of pain’: Actor fought illness on ‘Angrezi Medium’ sets; costume designer REVEALS |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Irrfan Irrfan Khan<\/a> loved acting more than anything else. Even when his body was breaking down, his heart stayed strong. During the shoot of ‘Angrezi Medium,’ he came to work every day he could. He stood in front of the camera even when he was in deep pain. Many people did not know how much he was suffering at that time. Now, details from the set show how hard those days really were for him.<\/p>\n

The costume designer speaks from the set<\/p>\n

During an episode of Unfolding Talents (UT) on the Digital Commentary YouTube channel, costume designer Smriti Chauhan spoke about working with Irrfan. She shared that his health slowly got worse during the shoot. She said, \u201cHe was in a lot of pain when we were shooting Angrezi Medium.\u201d She recalled that Irrfan told her only one thing: \u201cSmriti, I get very cold.\u201d He asked her to get warmers from a brand in London. She agreed and tried her best to help him stay comfortable. <\/p>\n

Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls his shoot days with late Irrfan Khan, says he taught me ‘Less is more’<\/p>\n

Shrinking body and extra padding<\/p>\n

Smriti shared that Irrfan\u2019s body kept getting thinner as the shoot went on. She said, \u201cDuring the shoot of the film also, he kept shrinking. We had to add a lot of padding to his clothes.\u201d Even when he wore many layers, more padding was needed. The film had summer scenes, but Irrfan still wore padded vests to stay warm. His weakness was clear, but his will to act never faded.<\/p>\n

Pain, breaks, and missed shoot days<\/p>\n

There were days when Irrfan could not come to the set. Smriti said, \u201cThere have been days on Angrezi Medium when we couldn\u2019t shoot because he couldn\u2019t reach the set despite trying.\u201d His pain became too much at times. His family stayed close to him. He took breaks during the shoot when he could not cope. Smriti felt that acting was his life. She said he believed, \u201cThis is what I live for, and I probably want to just die doing this.\u201dDirected by Homi Adajania<\/a>, ‘Angrezi Medium’ starred Radhika Madan<\/a>, Kareena Kapoor, Deepak Dobriyal, and Ranvir Shorey. <\/p>\n

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