India, July 2 -- Director Anurag Basu is all set to release Metro... In Dino, the much-anticipated spiritual sequel to his acclaimed 2007 film Life in a. Metro. While the film explores themes of love, loneliness, and urban relationships across major Indian cities, what many may not know is that the idea for this sequel came from the late actor Irrfan Khan.

In conversation with News18, Anurag shared a heartfelt anecdote about how Metro... In Dino came to be. "After Jagga Jasoos, Irrfan and I were chatting, and he suddenly said, 'Metro 2 banaate hai' (Let's make Metro 2). It wasn't right after Life in a. Metro. This was years later. But it was his suggestion that planted the seed for this film."

Irrfan played a key role in the original fi...