Irrfan Khan & Sridevi's Co-star Adnan Siddiqui Issues Apology After Pakistani Anchor Mocks Their Death On TV Show

A Pakistani anchor made insensitive comments on the death of Sridevi and Irrfan Khan on a TV show. Adnan Siddiqui, who was a guest on the show, issued an apology on social media.

New Delhi: Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui took to social media to issue an apology after a Pakistan anchor mocked the death of Bollywood stars Irrfan Khan and Sridevi. Adnan, who has worked with Irrfan and Sridevi in ‘A Mighty Heart’ and ‘Mom’ respectively, was invited to a TV show called ‘Jeeway Pakistan’. The anchor Amir Liaquat cracked an insensitive joke and said that Adnan Siddiqui saved Rani Mukerji and Bipasha Basu's life by not working with the two actresses. He added that the ‘Maat’ actor was offered ‘Mardaani 2’ and ‘Jism 2’. (For the uninitiated, Jism 2 featured Sunny Leone in lead role and Bipasha Basu) Amir further said that Adnan worked with Sridevi and Irrfan and both of them have passed away. “Bahar aap jiske saath kaam karte ho, woh chala jata hai (Actors with whom you have worked outside Pakistan have died),” the anchor made insensitive comments on his show. READ: Abhishek Bachchan, Riddhima Kapoor REACT To Neetu's Heartbreaking Post For Rishi Kapoor  Adnan’s discomfort was evident on his face and he even tried to cut him short but Amir continued to speak. The clip from the episode surfaced on social media after a Twitter user shared it. The anchor received flak for mocking someone’s death on national television.

Shame on everyone who keeps hiring him, shame on everyone who keeps cheering him on, shame on everyone in the audience who clapped pic.twitter.com/A2Qk8DUkeH

— Hassan Choudary (@hassanchoudary) May 1, 2020

Adnan Siddiqui apologized to Irrfan Khan and Sridevi’s families in his post on Instagram and Twitter. He wrote, "It was an extremely callous act to joke about the deceased. This is in very bad taste, not only does it show him and me but also the entire country in bad light.” Read his full post here!

Adnan, who has worked in shows 'Mere Qatil Mere Dildar' and 'Pakeeza', had shared a heartfelt post after Irrfan Khan's demise. He wrote, "Disturbed and gutted!! A fine soul gone too soon. I had the honour of first meeting Irrfan as a co-star on the sets of ‘A Mighty Heart.’ For one of the scenes after learning his lines I saw him doing the scene again and again which left me puzzled. I asked him, Irrfan Sahab ye kya kar rahe hain aap? He replied- We’re both playing CID agents which means we’ll be showing our ID cards everywhere. I’m practicising the scene so I don’t look clumsy while showing the ID card. And that was the first time I realised what a fine actor he was. We’d become friends on the sets and used to hang out together after the shoot." "I remember for another scene, he wanted to know a word in Urdu used commonly in Pakistan and he asked me. He was a great actor but didn’t shy away from learning and perfecting his art. One of the evenings, he shared an incident where him and his friend got the role of an extra actor in James Bond series “Octopussy” which was shot in India. But because they cycled to the set, they were late and the shoot was over. He told me since then he wanted to do a Hollywood movie. Our careers in Hollywood started together, but he proved his mettle and conquered the fort. In 2018 while attending IPPA in London. I found out that he was in London, though he wasn’t meeting anyone he agreed to meet me. We had a long chat about movies and world in general. He looked so positive. His last words were- “Adnan, I’ll be fine very soon and I’ll be back. InshAllah”! Who knew today, I would be penning this note. Condolences and strength to his family. Irrfan, you will be missed a lot. Rest in peace my friend," the actor added.

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