Anup Singh says he offered Irrfan Khan a crossdressing dancer’s role: ‘He laughed so much, he had tears in his eyes’

Filmmaker Anup Singh, who directed Irrfan Khan in The Song Of Scorpions, revealed that he had one other movie deliberate with the late actor. Anup additionally earlier labored with Irrfan within the critically-acclaimed 2013 movie Qissa.

Anup mentioned that he provided Irrfan the position of a male people dancer who likes to decorate up as a lady in his subsequent movie. Unfortunately, the actor died earlier than the mission may come to fruition.

In an interview with SpotboyE, Anup mentioned, “After Qissa and The Song Of Scorpions, Irrfan often used to tease me, saying, ‘You’re always casting me, but your films really are all about women. When will you do a film with a man as the main protagonist in your film and cast me?’ So, I spoke to him about the new film I wanted to do with him. I said, ‘Irrfan, this is a film about a man, but the thing is, he likes to dress up as a woman. In fact, he’s a folk dancer who dresses and dances like Krishna’s Radha.’”

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Anup mentioned that Irrfan laughed heartily when he heard in regards to the position however was up for it. “Irrfan laughed so much, he had tears in his eyes. You know how he hated to dance! He said to me, ‘You always bring me characters to do that I don’t want to and that I know I have to do. And now you not only want me to play Radha, but also to dance! I have to do this! When do we start?’ Alas, that was never to be,” the filmmaker mentioned.

The Song Of Scorpions, which premiered on the Locarno Film Festival in 2017, will probably be launched in theatres quickly. The movie additionally starred Golshifteh Farahani and Waheeda Rehman in vital roles.

Irrfan died in April this yr, after a two-year battle with neuroendocrine tumour. The actor, who was final seen on the large display screen in Angrezi Medium, is survived by his spouse Sutapa Sikdar and sons Babil and Ayaan.

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