I almost threw Irrfan-Vidya's film away: Director Saarthak R Dasgupta
India, May 7 -- Six years after actor Irrfan Khan's passing, an unreleased film featuring him finally saw the light of day. The Last Tenant, co-starring Vidya Balan, premiered on YouTube on his death anniversary (April 29). Directed by Saarthak R Dasgupta the 43-minute film was shot 26 years ago.
He tells us, "Those days, you didn't have digital backups. One beta got lost, the other one was full of fungus. I forgot about the film all this time."
But things changed just two weeks ago, during a house move: "I found an unlabelled VHS tape and assumed it was my wedding video... I was about to throw it away, but then I decided to check what was on it, and that's when this film appeared."
Since the video quality was not up to the mark, he was apprehensive about releasing the film: "(But) I felt I needed to pay tribute to Irrfan... So I decided to upload it on April 29. I didn't even speak to Vidya before, as it was such a quick turnaround.
But Vidya was "very excited" about the retrieval. "I messaged Vidya after putting it out... This is the only film where these two legendary actors share screen space. So it's special for her too," he signs off....
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