BAFTA 2021: Tribute To Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor Makes Twitter Emotional
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BAFTA also remembered Hollywood stars such as Chadwick Boseman, Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Ian Holm in the In Memoriam segment
Late actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan were posthumously honoured at Sunday's BAFTA Awards. The In Memoriam segment of the BAFTA Awards began with a tribute to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9 and went on to include the legendary Bollywood stars. BAFTA also remembered Hollywood stars such as Chadwick Boseman, Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Ian Holm, Barbara Windsor, George Segal, Christopher Plummer, among others, who the cinema world lost in the recent past. The morning after the BAFTA Awards, Twitter was flooded with emotional over BAFTA's tribute to Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor. "BAFTAs recognize talents," read a tweet while another added: "Proud moment for India." #IrrfanKhan & #RishiKapoor among the #BAFTA "In Memoriam" tributes - their work appreciated from Indian film screens to a much wider 🎥 audience #BAFTAs#filmpic.twitter.com/lFup2QBmWD What a proud moment for Bollywood !🥰#BAFTA pays Tribute to the Late Actors #RishiKapoor and #IrrfanKhan in their 'In Memorium' segment.#BAFTAs#BritishAcademyFilmAwards#BAFTA2021#Baftas2021#BAFTAAwards2021#SiddharthKannan#SidKpic.twitter.com/NVgw0Rgx6j #EEBAFTAsRemembering #IrrfanKhan just makes me Miss him even more. What A lagend 😔 one of The Best actor in my mind 🙌🏻We missing You Irrfan ❤️😔#RishiKapoorpic.twitter.com/xNdwijKXjp #IrrfanKhan and #RishiKapoor honoured in a tribute video by #BAFTApic.twitter.com/1OLbMDAFLe #Bolllywood actors #RishiKapoor and #IrrfanKhan were among late screen icons who were given tributes at the 74th British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards.#BaftaAwards2021#BAFTA2021pic.twitter.com/W8qsD0S309 #BAFTAs recognize talents#RishiKapoor#IrrfanKhanpic.twitter.com/4Zv8m1ztad In April last year, Rishi Kapoor died at the age of 67 after battling cancer for a few years. Just the day earlier, the world of cinema lost Irrfan Khan after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who was best known as the titular Black Panther in the Marvel superhero movie, too had cancer and died in August. He was just 43. He posthumously won the Best Actor Golden Globe this year for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Here are some of the tweets, which remembered Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan in cherished thoughts:More Related News
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