actor’s wife Sutapa Sikdar Said that the book is the best birthday present for Irrfan that she can dream of.
“Anoop’s book is poignant, lyrical and soulful. It resonated so much with me that I could actually see Anoop and Irrfan interacting. May you succeed!” he said.
the memoir holds a preface Amitabh BachchanActor’s co-starpeak,
“Irrfan Khan. Intensity. Responsibility of intensity. Silent religiosity of responsibility. Eloquent eyes of his silent religiosity. If I were to project an actor whose mere form can speak his mind with refined elegance, I would immediately Irfan Khan would have been,” Bachchan writes in the preface.
The book, published by Copper Coin, will be officially released on February 14.
Talking about his bond with the late actor as a director and a friend, Singh, who worked with Irrfan in “The Song of Scorpions”, said, “This book has come out of tremendous sadness. But what ultimately stands in memory and writing is an affirmation of the joy of knowing and working with such a wonderful person and actor. The book is a celebration of this wonderful man, a devoted friend and an artist who helped us become human beings. taken in the spirit of the meaning of. in our world today.”
The cover of the book has been designed by National Award winning filmmaker Gurvinder Singh of ‘Anhe Ghore Da Daan’ and ‘Chauthi Koot’ fame.
A note shared by the publisher states that Singh’s book offers an intimate glimpse of the working relationship between a director and an actor, as they are firmly established in creativity through mutual warfare, uncertainties and mistakes. . trample friendship.
Singh brings each encounter to life—whether with a shy co-actor or a love-struck crew member, a grove that seems to be talking to Irrfan, a desert sky that swirls over a stork, a hungry bull. Ready to Attack – which inspires and excites the talented actor to continue his passionate dialogue with himself, his audience and the world, the note further added.
Sarabjit Garcha, Founder and Editorial Director of Copper Coin, while sharing his thoughts on what attracted him to publish the book, said, “I was struck by the poetic intensity of the book. Anup SinghThe prose of the prose in the book, which begins in a flurry of sorrow, turns into a rare gleam that only faith in friendship can bring. Irrfan promises to live up to the passion that Anoop’s words evoke.”