From the archive record
This archival footage features a thoughtful interview with the late Irrfan Khan, offering a rare and intimate glimpse into his philosophy of acting and the evolution of his craft. Irrfan speaks about how his approach has always been grounded in real human observation, especially during his early years. For Salaam Bombay!, he recalls spending time in actual slums to understand the emotional landscape, behaviour and lived reality of those he was portraying. He believed that true performance comes from absorbing life as it is, not imagining it from afar. Discussing his film Metro, he reveals that many of his scenes were created through spontaneous improvisation rather than rigid rehearsals. He speaks about playing the barber in Billu (Billu Barber), clarifying that the story was never about s