Irrfan Khan’s health deteriorated while shooting Angrezi Medium, was in immense pain, reveals costume designer
Actor Irrfan Khan was last seen in Homi Adajania’s Angrezi Medium, which was released just days before his death in 2020. Now, costume designer Smriti Chauhan has revealed that the actor was in terrible pain while shooting his final film, adding that his health deteriorated while filming the project. Directed by Homi Adajania, Angrezi Medium also featured Radhika Madan along with Irrfan Khan. She recalled that Irrfan would visibly “shrink” as the shoot progressed, and filming had to be cancelled on some days as he was unable to work due to the severe pain. Irrfan struggled with pain on Angrezi Medium Costume designer Smriti Chauhan looked back at working with Irrfan on Angrezi Medium in the latest episode of Unfolding Talents (UT) on Digital Commentary channel on YouTube. Smriti recalled noticing that he was growing visibly weaker as the shoot progressed. Smriti said, “He was in a lot of pain when we were shooting Angrezi Medium. He only told me one thing, ‘Smriti, I get very cold’, so he told me about this one brand …
