Irrfan Khan refused Christopher's proposal for "Interstellar" due to issue of long commitment.
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00:00 Christopher Nolan, a very well-known name in the entire world of filmmaking.
00:06 He is one of the first rated filmmakers in the world.
00:10 He has created the finest content pieces like Inception, Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige and a very latest movie, Oppenheimer.
00:22 Many actors from Hollywood as well as Bollywood are willing to work with Nolan.
00:28 But only a few get this opportunity and our beloved Irrfan Khan was one of them.
00:35 Well, things really couldn't work well and we missed this outstanding collaboration.
00:42 This time Christopher Nolan himself wanted to work with this talented actor Irrfan Khan
00:49 and he asked him for one of the great movie, Interstellar.
00:54 But Irrfan Khan denied this director.
00:57 Christopher Nolan shared this memory with ETimes.
01:01 He said, "I did meet Irrfan for Interstellar. I was looking forward to working with him.
01:07 Unfortunately, he wasn't able to do the film. He was a great actor."
01:13 Christopher was looking at the Irrfan for the role of Dr. Mann, who was later played by Matt Damon.
01:20 Interstellar was released in 2014 in the pre-production of the film
01:26 when Nolan approached him, Irrfan was about to start a new film, The Lunchbox.
01:32 Ritesh Batra cast him in a festival film, The Lunchbox.
01:36 Giving an explanation of his refusal, Irrfan once said that
01:41 it was really impossible for him to give them a long commitment
01:45 and stayed in the US for four months as he had to give time for The Lunchbox and D-Day.
01:53 So, he suggested a way that he would shuttle between India and the US.
01:58 But that time, the crew didn't allow him to do so and that's why he had to say no to Nolan.
02:05 And Irrfan called this as one of the most difficult decision of his entire life.
02:11 But his sacrifice was worth it because The Lunchbox was his best performance
02:17 and he received a round of appreciation from industry and fans.
02:22 for his character of Sajan Fernandes.
02:25 For more information, visit www.nobleconcept.com
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