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Jaane De - Irrfan Khan

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April 2020 is over.  Closer to the end of lockdown - Hell Yes! Wish not to see brilliance of Hindi Cinema not darkening in the last 2 days - Hell Yess!! I was never a fan of the Kapoor sons until Ranbir Kapoor rocked the screen.. But since the last few months have been following Neetu Kapoor's Insta and Rishi Kapoor's death yesterday, seemed too close than I thought. His works in Mulk and Do Dooni Char were more close to home than the ones he was known for years.  But Irrfan Khan is a different story.  News of his death made me sad. Really sad. Have never been a die hard fan of his work or personality or roles that he played in the movies that I saw of him, but without an ounce of a doubt loved the characters he played and the way he played them. Be it the quiet admin executive in Lunchbox, talkative friend of Metro, quirky and irritating travel partner of Piku or the simpleton husband in Namesake... They left an impression. Long after the TV screen is shut of