Mumbai artist creates a mural of Irrfan Khan at Bandra

Bandra has a special way to pay tribute to Bollywood stars. The walls of the little bylanes and street corners have larger-than-life murals of stars such as Dev Anand, Madhubala, Amrish Puri aka Mogambo, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.

And to join these stars is the actor Irrfan Khan who pased away on April 29 in Mumbai. An artist has dedicated a mural to him at Waroda Road. The artwork is very close to Saajan Fernandes’ home. Saajan is the character (of the widower residing in Bandra) that Irrfan played in Ritesh Batra’s film, The Lunchbox.

Rashid Jatu, an architect, who passed by the lane, clicked a picture of it and wrote, “The versatility that Irrfan gave to his acting, from playing a Paan Singh Tomar to a struggling actor in the movie ‘Sunday’, has become part of history now. He also became a known name in international cinema. The depth of his talent remains immeasurable. Irrfan just can’t be redone.”