RIP Irrfan Khan: Amitabh Bachchan to Virender Sehwag; country mourns actor’s death

People from different fields took to social media to mourn the death of actor Irrfan Khan who passed away on Wednesday morning. The 53-year-old actor had been admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with colon infection and was in the intensive care unit (ICU). 

Here is how country mourned his death -

Amitabh Bachchan 

Just getting news of the passing of Irrfan Khan .. this is a most disturbing and sad news .. Folded hands. An incredible talent .. a gracious colleague .. a prolific contributor to the World of Cinema .. left us too soon .. creating a huge vacuum .. prayers and duas Folded hands

Chitrangda Singh 

Zindagi pe tera mera kisi ka na zor hai

Hum sochte hai kuch woh saali sochti kuch aur hai .. i wud sit n watch his takes in awe during yeh saali zindagi shoot. We have lost the finest .. such a loss.

Kajol 

Saddened to hear of the passing of Irrfan Khan. My heart goes out to the family, may you find strength in this time. Rest in peace

Parineeti Chopra

Irrfan sir, you were the nicest, coolest guy. Every interaction with you was so memorable. The world has lost the most talented actor, the nicest human being and a real fighter!! All my love and strength to the family Blue heart

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Roshan Abbas

Irrfan Khan you gave us so much joy. Loved your down to earth, real performances. Gone too soon

Azmi Shabana

Deeply saddened to learn that #Irrfan Khan passed away this morning. Gone too soon .. such a powerful actor and how valiantly he fought back the cancer. Its a big loss not only to his family but to the entire film industry.

Prakash Javadekar

Irrfan Khan was a versatile actor. Sorry to hear about his demise. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and fans. Om Shanti

Taapsee Pannu

When we thought nothing could make us feel worse,this happened. I think I will refuse to believe you are no more by watching all your work time n again n again n again. I have known you that way n shall continue to know you that way for ever. You ARE the best we have

Virender Sehwag

A great actor and a great talent. Heartfelt. Condolences to his family and well - wishers #IrrfanKhan

Raveena Tandon

@TandonRaveena---A fantastic costar, an actor par excellence ,and a beautiful human being , you are irreplaceable #irrfankhan. @irrfank We lost you too soon! Unbelievable. Om Shanti.

Akshay Kumar

Such terrible news...saddened to hear about the demise of #IrrfanKhan, one of the finest actors of our time. May God give strength to his family in this difficult time.

Irrfan is known for his work in films like Haasil (2003), Maqbool (2004), Life in a... Metro (2007), Haider (2014), Gunday (2014), Piku (2015) and Talvar (2015). He had won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the portrayal of Paan Singh Tomar in the acclaimed biographical sports drama Paan Singh Tomar (2011).