A few months back, Irrfan Khan, who was last seen in Hindi Medium and Qarib Qarib Singlle, announced that he has been diagnosed with Neuro-Endocrine Tumour and has sought treatment for it.
— Irrfan (@irrfank) March 16, 2018
For the first time, Irrfan opened up about his illness to The Times of India. In a statement to the daily, the actor said: “I had been in a different game, I was travelling on a speedy train ride, had dreams, plans, aspirations, goals, was fully engaged in them. And suddenly someone taps on my shoulder and I turn to see. It’s the TC: “Your destination is about to come. Please get down.” I am confused: “No, no. My destination hasn’t come.” “No, this is it. This is how it is sometimes. The suddenness made me realise how you are just a cork floating in the ocean with UNPREDICTABLE currents! And you are desperately trying to control it.”
During one of his visits to the hospital, Irrfan mentioned to his son that he did not want to let pain and fear override him and make him miserable. But, unfortunately when reality hit, the situation was far from what he expected. “Nothing was working; NO consolation, no motivation. The entire cosmos becomes one at that moment – just PAIN, and pain felt more enormous than GOD,” Irrfan further said.
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The actor added that it was at this point that he finally surrendered and submitted, irrespective of the outcome. The realization helped him put his worries and concerns in the backseat, giving him a sense of ‘true freedom’. “The only thing certain was the uncertainty. All I could do was to realise my strength and play my game better. This realisation made me submit, surrender and trust, irrespective of the outcome, irrespective of where this takes me, eight months from now, or four months from now, or two years. The concerns took a back seat and started to fade and kind of went out of my mindspace,” he said.
Irrfan even mentioned about the prayers that have been pouring in from everyone, known and unknown, and how that has emerged as a single force, which helped him fight the battle.
Irrfan is currently in the US for his treatment and is on the road to recovery as per reports. On the work front, Irrfan’s next film Karwaan is set to release on August 10.