Impossible to speak of Irrfan in past tense

Mira Nair says it is 'virtually impossible' to talk about Irrfan Khan in the past tense as the actor was alive for everything in life.

During the digital home-to-home fundraiser concert, I For India, which streamed on Facebook on Sunday evening, Mira Nair, who directed Irrfan's debut Salaam Bombay and The Namesake, paid tribute to the actor.

'To speak of Irrfan Khan in the past tense is virtually impossible, because Irrfan was always alive. He was alive to life, whimsy, friendship, alive to the street child,' Nair said.

'Irrfan was one of the most beautiful listeners I have ever known. He listened beautifully and harnessed it into his art,' she said.