Arunoday Singh on his Blackmail co-star Irrfan Khan’s health: We should just send prayers and love his way

Irrfan, who had remained absent from all promotional activities of Blackmail, had left many wondering about his rumoured illness. While his wife Sutapa Sikdar through social media requested everyone to respect their personal space, Irrfan himself issued a public statement explaining his health. He announced that he was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Tumour and was undergoing treatment for the same in the UK.

Irrfan Khan in a still from Blackmail.

He had also recently shared a Rainer Maria Rilke poem that read, “God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like a flame and make big shadows I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don’t let yourself lose me. Nearby is the country they call life. You will know it by its seriousness. Give me your hand #rainermariarilke.”

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Blackmail makers had claimed that Irrfan wanted his film to release on time and not get disrupted due to his absence. The film, which is doing well at the box office has crossed Rs 15 crore in the first week of its release. Blackmail also stars Kirti Kulhari, Divya Dutta, Omi Vaidya and Pradhuman Singh.