Irrfan Khan Said Haasil Villain "Will Be Remembered Like Gabbar Singh," Recalls Director Tigmanshu Dhulia

"Well the villain was unlike Gabbar but yes Irrfan will always be remembered," Tigmanshu Dhulia wrote

"This villain will be remembered like Gabbar Singh," Irrfan Khan said this about his character Ranvijay Singh from the 2003 film Haasil. Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, who directed Haasil, revealed this interesting anecdote about Irrfan on Twitter as the film completed 18 years of its release on May 16. In his tweet, the director wrote that Irrfan had believed Ranvijay Singh had the potential to be remembered like Gabbar Singh in the Hindi cinema, the antagonist played by Amjad Khan in the 1975 classic Sholay. Haasil...16th of May the film did wonders for us I remember doing the background score and irfan dropped in we were working on the climax he saw it said this villain will be remembered like Gabbar Singh...well the villain was unlike Gabbar but yes Irfan will always be remembered Remembering Irrfan, Tigmanshu shared that the actor had visited him while he was working for the background score of the 2003 film. "(He) said this villain will be remembered like Gabbar Singh," an excerpt from Tigmanshu's tweet read. Tigmanshu added, "Well the villain was unlike Gabbar but yes Irrfan will always be remembered." See his tweet here.