Gajraj Rao Remembers Working With Irrfan Khan, Pens A Beautiful Note

Badhaai Ho’ actor Gajraj Rao penned a beautiful and heartfelt note for late actor Irrfan Khan and fondly remembers his experience working with Khan on Talvar and Blackmail.

Gajraj Rao took to his social media and dropped a collage picture with Irrfan Khan and wrote, “I had the honour of sharing scenes with Irrfan in two films, Talvar and Blackmail. Initially, I would feel intimidated by his presence with his eyes full of mystery. On our first meeting, he began asking random questions about Inspector Dhaniram (the character I was playing) which were neither relevant to the scenes we were about to shoot nor to the entire screenplay”

“I began thinking about Dhaniram's kids or the colony where his family lived - things that were beyond the boundaries of our screenplay. I wrongly assumed it as a pressure tactic by a senior star, but soon enough it dawned upon me that he was actually helping me understand my character better! By the time we were filming the interrogation scene between my character Dhaniram and the CBI sleuths played by Irrfan and Sohum Shah, I had a stronger grasp on all the things I could do in the scenes that came from my character”

“Adding onto this, Vishal Bharadwaj's meticulously detailed writing and director Meghna Gulzar's sensitive handling of the subject made it a memorable shooting experience indeed. Thank you Irrfan, for helping me find Inspector Dhaniram. One must always look for those mirrors which help you improve upon your flaws. #tribute #throwback #lifexperience @irrfan #talvar #blackmail #meghnagulzar #gulzar #pranabmukherjee #konkonasensharma” read the full note.

Talvar is a thriller drama helmed by Meghna Gulzar, based on the 2008 Noida double murder case involving a teenage girl and her family's servant.