Journalism of Courage
In March 2018, actor Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. He sought treatment in the UK for a year and returned to India in February 2019. The actor got admitted to a hospital on 28 April 2020, and got treated for colon infection caused by the disease. The 53-year-old actor died a day later. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
The news of the actor's demise came as a shock for his fans and family. He is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons, Babil Khan and Ayaan Khan. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
Irrfan Khan’s son Babil Khan made his debut with the Netflix film Qala. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
In an interview, before the film's launch, this star kid shared his disapproval of the term ‘debut’. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
Babil Khan shared his thoughts ahead of the film’s release and said if he was not Irrfan Khan’s son, nobody would have cared about his debut. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
"If I was not Irrfan Khan’s son, nobody would have cared about my debut. I would have been just an actor trying to get into films, auditioning, and maybe getting a part. Getting recognised through your work is so much greater than inheriting recognition. I feel like the word ‘debut’, and ‘launch’, these things always make the individual greater than the story and the film," shared Babil Khan with Film Companion. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
Babil Khan time and again shared old photos with his dad. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
"He was the king and I was his jester. I wish he could have seen that I’ve grown into his prince. I wish he could see what he wished to see, but I was too late," shared Babil Khan. (Photo: Babil Khan/Instagram)
