1 You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it’s not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling
The power and message of a story cannot be expressed in monetary terms. It’s a power and a privilege that needs to be treated as one
2 People like to see my work, not my face
A man is known for what he does for the world and not for what he looks like
3 A nation needs to know how to utilise talent
A nation cannot forsake the talent of the youth for conventional ideologies
4 The day I became Conventional, something inside me will die
Irrfan was a man with his own lane. A guy who would make his own path to tread upon. Thus to follow someone to be something was not his cup of tea
5 The sign of a good society is where talent is respected
A society where talent doesn’t hold its value is not worth anything
6 Language does not make one an elite
It’s not a specific language spoken that makes a person who he is or it is the skill. Language cannot make you superior or inferior
7 Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that
Being famous isn’t a necessity but a reassurance that the hollowness in oneself has been filled.
8 What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character
A person, an actor is known for his versatility and so was Irrfan. He kept challenging and exploring himself with all the different roles he played.
9 I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye
In the end of life, all living things must let go of their worldly desires, but the only thing that actually hurts is to not say a goodbye to the loved ones.
10 Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week
Cinema is not confined to a specific genre of movies the fans keep demanding more personality and more entertainment which the actors must work upon
11 In India there is no value of an artist … and outside India, there is no value of an Indian artist
Artists are not actually respected for their talents in India, but outside those talents aren’t respected if they’re Indian.
12 Lines are very strange … when they are drawn on the skin then it removes blood out … and when they are drawn on the land then it makes borders
Lines are very complex as all they bring is pain. To the body and to the land. All they do is divide
13 The bigger the person is the less places he has for hiding
A dig at how the bigger artists have lost their privacy to the media
14 Mistakes are like relations you don’t have to do them they just happen
Mistakes are not on point decisions, and neither are relations. They just come to existence
15 Luck has one important aspect that it changes
Luck is only considered as it changes the state of a person as it changes itself
16 A wounded friend is more dangerous than a enemy.
A friend with trust issues can be more hurting than an enemy
17 Beauty makes the whole world dance around it
All the people are admiring nowadays are looks and not the inner beauty which is possessed by most of the people
18 A person takes a wrong decision when his time is not right
A person making a bad choice might be a result of some bad times or bad circumstances that were affecting his state of mind
19 It took India 200 years to get freedom from the British you can wait at least until you turn 18
Comparing how the Indian subcontinent fought for two centuries for freedom from the colonizing British, Irrfan is pointing towards the intolerance that most of the youth in the country has.
20 Everyone has to go empty-handed, money doesn’t go with anyone it stays behind
When a person dies all the worldly wealth and money stays behind and all that is taken with him to the afterlife is his good deeds which he was committed to
Top Life Lessons To Learn from Irrfan Khan
1. You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it’s not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling
2. People like to see my work, not my face
3. A nation needs to know how to utilize talent
4. The day i became Conventional, something inside me will die
5. The sign of a good society is where talent is respected
6. Language does not make one an elite
7. Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that
8. What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
9. I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye
10. Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week
11. In India there is no value of an artist … and outside India, there is no value of an Indian artist.
12. Lines are very strange … when they are drawn on the skin then it removes blood out … and when they are drawn on the land then it makes borders.
13. The bigger the person is … the less places he has for hiding
14. Mistakes are like relations … you don’t have to do them … they just happen
15. Luck has one important aspect … that it changes
16. A wounded friend is more dangerous than a enemy
17. Beauty makes the whole world dance around it
18. A person takes a wrong decision when his time is not right
19. It took India 200 years to get freedom from the British … you can wait at least until you turn 18
20. Everyone has to go empty handed … money doesn’t go with anyone … it stays behind
