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Irrfan Khan was a kind and happy soul whose “impeccable smile” left people happy, says his neighbour and actor Shreyas Talpade.
Be it in the lift or lobby of their building in Oshiwara in Mumbai, Shreyas and Irrfan would bump into each other sometimes.
“We have been neighbours for the past couple of years. He moved into the building a little before me. I think six or eight months before we moved in,” Shreyas told IANS.
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When it came to talking about issues related to the building, Irrfan would be “one little child unaware of what was happening around him”.
“He used to say ‘Arey ye kya hora hai, tum baat karlo. Mujhse nahi hoga’ (what’s happening? You go and talk, I can’t do it). So I was pleasantly surprised to see honesty and sincerity intact in him,” said Shreyas.
He found Irrfan a very caring guy.
“Since the time we moved in, he and Sutapa di would send us vegetables and fruits from their farm. Even as recently as last week, when we told Sutapa didi that we were not finding mangoes due to the lockdown, the same evening Sutapa di and Irrfan bhai sent us a dozen of mangoes,” he said.
Due to their hectic schedules, the two couldn’t frequently meet but whenever they did Shreyas would feel happy.
“There are very few actors who have the energy that can influence and attract you. Irrfan bhai was one of those. You would feel happy after meeting him. You can’t miss that impeccable smile of his. Whenever he would meet someone, he would first greet with a smile then ask ‘Kaha kaise ho, dikhai nai diye (how are you?)
“He was a kind and happy soul. Now I feel we should have spent a little more time together,” said Shreyas.