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Irrfan Khan was supposed to be a part of Metro…In Dino – Exclusive | Hindi Movie News

Irrfan Khan was scheduled to appear in Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro…In Dino’ but passed away. Anurag planned the role specifically for himself, the character of Irrfan.


Irrfan Khan is one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema, and his work has received critical acclaim not only in India but around the world. His last film as an actor was Dinesh Vijan and Homi Adajania’s English Medium. The veteran star passed away in 2020 after a battle with neuroendocrine cancer.





We at ETimes learned that the multifaceted actor was set to star in ‘Metro…in Dino’, a spiritual sequel to Anurag Basu’s 2007 hit film ‘Life in the Metro’. I learned. According to our sources, Anurag, who is a very close friend of Irrfan, has written a role specifically for Irrfan in this film and even cast the actress opposite him. However, due to Irrfan’s untimely death, Anurag scrapped the entire plot from the script of ‘Metro…in Dino’ and chose to write a new script. Had Irrfan lived, he would have become the second actor after Konkona Sen Sharma to star in a sequel from the original film. In fact, Irrfan’s character of Monty in the original film was so beloved that it was one of the rare opportunities for Irrfan to play a light-hearted character.




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‘Metro…In Dino’ is scheduled to be released on September 13th and stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Pankaj Tripathi, Neena Gupta, Anupam Kher, Starring Konkona Sen Sharma.




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(Tag Translation) Sara Ali Khan