This 1995 film starring Irrfan was banned by the censor board

January 7th will be the 57th birth anniversary of late actor Irrfan. The actor, who passed away in April 2020, continues to be remembered as one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema.Irrfan became famous in Bollywood with his 2003 film harsil, where he played a negative role. However, the actor had already made his film debut in 1988, playing a bit role in the film Meera Naair. Salam Bombayand supporting roles in films such as kamla ki maut and Ek doctor ki maut. So for 10-15 years, the actor was a popular face on television, but struggled to find similar success in movies. In fact, one of his films was banned.

Adhura was scheduled to be released in 1995

Adura is a 1995 low-budget film made for exclusive release as a television movie during the early days of satellite television in India. In the film, Irrfan played a young journalist who falls in love with a businessman (played by Ashish Balram Nagpal).

Ashish Balram Nagpal, a professional artist, also directed the 90-minute film. However, the censor board decided that the film was not worthy of release and decided to cancel it.

Irrfan plays a queer character again after 13 years

Years later, after Irrfan gained huge popularity in Hindi films, the actor played a gay character in the short film Meera Naair emigrationIrrfan co-starred with Arjun Mathur.

meanwhile, Adura I noticed that as Irrfan grew older, he became a bigger star and gradually became forgotten even though some moviegoers kept waiting for his films to be released. Adura On some digital platform. In a media interaction sometime in the early 2010s, Irrfan said: Adura, while talking about Migration, he stated, “I don’t think playing a role like that would be detrimental to my career,” he said. “We’re not laughing at gay people in the movie. What’s important is the message.”

meanwhile, Adura It hasn’t seen the light of day yet.