Shoojit Sircar dedicates ‘Sardar Udham’ national award win to Irrfan Khan
Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI) "Sardar Udham" on Thursday won National Award in five categories and the film's director Shoojit Sircar said the team, including lead star Vicky Kaushal, were dedicating the honour to late actor Irrfan Khan, who was originally set to portray the central character.
The director and Irrfan collaborated in the 2015 film "Piku". The actor passed away in April 2020 after a two year-long battle with a rare form of cancer, had to leave "Sardar Udham" as he was ailing.
"Me, my team, my producer Ronnie Lahiri, Sheel, Vicky Kaushal and the entire team (of ‘Sardar Udham’) want to dedicate this National award to the late Irrfan Khan,” Sircar told PTI in an interview.
