- Actress Rozlyn Khan remembers the late actor & mentor Irrfan Khan, shares an inspiring story on how he had given her guidance to not publicise the cancer and misuse in media and also their bond during the sets of ‘Right Yaa Wrong’!
Actress Rozlyn Khan, a stage 4 cancer survivor is known for her good and humanitarian work both on-screen as well as off-screen. The actress has had the opportunity to work and be around some fine actors in the past to learn about the craft. One such actor is the late actor Irrfan Khan who became his mentor during the time of the movie ‘Right Yaa Wrong’. From guiding her about the industry to inspiring her with important life lessons, late actor Irrfan Khan has had a big impact in her life. On being asked more about the same, Rozlyn shares,
“Irrfan sir was the most incredible human being. I had the fortune of working around him on the sets of ‘Right Yaa Wrong’ movie that also starred Sunny Deol. I was a part of the BTS team as a college kid and I remember getting paid around 1500 rupees per day. Both of us hail from Jaipur and the moment he realized that, we developed an instant connection. I still remember how we were shooting in Madh those days and like a true gentleman, he would offer to drop me home safely every night since it was difficult to get public transport from there then. He even guided me and told me he could try helping me regarding my admission in NSD which was immense for him to say. I was a young college student who still had to decide what she wanted in life. But coming from him was great. During a period of time of us knowing each other, I got to know about his neuroendocrine cancer. I remember he would often be in pain and I would ask him what happened to which he would tell me about how he had a big disease but he would never talk about it in public, especially the media and in the industry. It was only after his demise that I got to know more details about his cancer. But the reality is I knew about it to an extent from 2010 when he used to describe his pain at that time.”
She further added,
“It was from someone as great as him that I understood and realised that one shouldn’t use his disease to communicate about it for media buzz and publicity. He was the epitome of humanity and humble nature. I learnt so much from him at that point of time. The movie had a delayed release and the behind the scenes of the movie never really came out. But I still have my signing contract papers etc and that’s a special memory for me even today.”
Inspiring and motivating unheard tale shared by Rozlyn, ain’t it? On the work front, the actress has some interesting work developments taking place at her end, the official announcements of which will take place soon as per the ideal timelines. Stay tuned for more updates.
