"Irrfan Khan ad this way of helping people that was so generous," says Vijay Varma

On the occasion of Irrfan Khan's first death anniversary, actor Vijay Varma talks about how he respected and admired the star for his work and how he was as a person. 

<p>Bollywood actor Vijay Varma, who was recently seen in Ok Computer saw him playing the role of a cyber cell cop, Saajan Kundu &nbsp;has opened up about his feelings for the late star Irrfan Khan on his first death anniversary.</p>

Bollywood actor Vijay Varma, who was recently seen in Ok Computer saw him playing the role of a cyber cell cop, Saajan Kundu  has opened up about his feelings for the late star Irrfan Khan on his first death anniversary.

<p>Last year, on April 29, Irrfan Khan passed away, making a big void in the Indian cinema. Vijay's role in Ok Computer's as a cyber cell cop, Saajan Kundu was a homage to Irrfan's character from The Lunchbox in which the veteran actor was named Saajan Fernandez.&nbsp;</p>

Last year, on April 29, Irrfan Khan passed away, making a big void in the Indian cinema. Vijay's role in Ok Computer's as a cyber cell cop, Saajan Kundu was a homage to Irrfan's character from The Lunchbox in which the veteran actor was named Saajan Fernandez. 

<p>Vijay recently opened up on being inspired by late actor as he said in an interview with a leading portal , "He was just constantly surprising the audience. That was his strength, that you couldn’t tell what he would do next. It was the small details. I and the other actors around me would look at the way he reacted to a situation and try to figure out what he was doing, and we couldn’t."&nbsp;</p>

Vijay recently opened up on being inspired by late actor as he said in an interview with a leading portal , "He was just constantly surprising the audience. That was his strength, that you couldn’t tell what he would do next. It was the small details. I and the other actors around me would look at the way he reacted to a situation and try to figure out what he was doing, and we couldn’t." 

<p>Vijay added, "Usually, when you’re in the pursuit of becoming an actor, you try to figure out what must have been happening around the actor during a scene and where he found that emotion. But Irrfan’s magic was invisible. You couldn’t tell where it came from."</p>

Vijay added, "Usually, when you’re in the pursuit of becoming an actor, you try to figure out what must have been happening around the actor during a scene and where he found that emotion. But Irrfan’s magic was invisible. You couldn’t tell where it came from."

<p style="text-align: justify;">Vijay recalled his meeting with Irrfan during his days at his film school and later on at Cannes Film Festival and his aura just amazingly inspired him.&nbsp;When Vijay was out of work, he decided to turn to Irrfan's manager to handle him and hope something in his life would work out then.</p>

Vijay recalled his meeting with Irrfan during his days at his film school and later on at Cannes Film Festival and his aura just amazingly inspired him. When Vijay was out of work, he decided to turn to Irrfan's manager to handle him and hope something in his life would work out then.

<p style="text-align: justify;">Talking further about Irrfan's admirable quality as a person Vijay said, "Later, I found out that after Irrfan had watched Pink (2016), he kept recommending my name to various producers who were looking for young actors. A couple of producers have told me that Irrfan told them, ‘Isko lo yaar.’ He had this way of helping people that was so generous."</p>

Talking further about Irrfan's admirable quality as a person Vijay said, "Later, I found out that after Irrfan had watched Pink (2016), he kept recommending my name to various producers who were looking for young actors. A couple of producers have told me that Irrfan told them, ‘Isko lo yaar.’ He had this way of helping people that was so generous."