Indian Film Festival of Melbourne to honour Irrfan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput with special screenings of their films

Late actors Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput shall be honoured on the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. As part of IFFM’s tribute part, the pageant shall be screening Irrfan’s Song of Scorpion, Rishi’s 102 Not Out and Sushant’s Kedarnath this yr.

In a press release, pageant director Mitu Bhowmick Lange, mentioned, “Artistes live on through their legacy. These were some fine men who did some incredible movies that resonated with everyone. It was important for us to celebrate their memory. We handpicked some great films for our audience so that we relive a little bit of their lives with them. Their loss to the film industry is irrevocable but the magic of their movies will continue to entertain generations hereafter.”

Rishi’s 102 Not Out additionally starred Amitabh Bachchan as his father. Sushant’s Kedarnath was directed by Abhishek Kapoor and marked the debut of Sara Ali Khan. Song of Scorpion noticed Irrfan reunite together with his Qissa director Anup Singh and in addition starred Golshifteh Farahani.

Irrfan died on April 29 after a two-year battle with neuroendocrine tumour. Rishi died a day afterward April 30 after battling most cancers for a yr. Sushant died by suicide on June 14.

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Irrfan was additionally paid a tribute by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts just lately of their particular video on hope. A scene that includes Irrfan from Ang Lee movie The Life of Pi noticed him speaking about life and demise. On his demise, the Academy wrote in a tweet, “A mainstay of Bollywood cinema and incredible talent in films like Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and The Namesake, Irrfan Khan left his imprint on global cinema. An inspiration to millions, he will be greatly missed.”

The Golden Globes wrote, “Sad news: Actor IRRFAN KHAN passed away yesterday at the age of 53 in Mumbai, India. He had been hospitalized the day before with a colon infection. Irrfan Khan was best known to international audiences for his roles in films like Life of Pi, The Lunchbox, Puzzle, Jurassic World and the Golden Globe® winning Slumdog Millionaire. He first appeared on the big screen in the Golden Globe® nominated film Salaam Bombay. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.”

Irrfan’s final movie was Angrezi Medium which launched earlier this yr however acquired lukewarm response as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Rishi was final seen in The Body with Emraan Hashmi and Sushant’s final film–Dil Bechara–released submit humously on Disney+ Hotstar in July to nice fan response.

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