A nonetheless from The Railway Men. (courtesy: babil.i.k)

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Babil Khan says he was grappling with the lack of his father, actor Irrfan Khan when he began engaged on the Netflix present The Railway Men and credit his co-star Kay Kay Menon for creating an surroundings the place he felt a way of belonging. During a press convention on the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Wednesday night, the actor revealed he had began engaged on the collection about seven-eight months after his father’s loss of life. Irrfan, a extremely acclaimed and internationally famend actor, died in April 2020 after a battle with a uncommon type of most cancers.

Babil, who made his debut with the Netflix film “Qala” and likewise starred within the streamer’s latest launch “Friday Night Plan,” stated he discovered solace on the set of “The Railway Men”.

“When I was working with Kay Kay sir on this series, I was going through a huge loss. I had lost my best friend and father in one day. It was seven or eight months before we started shooting for this,” the younger actor informed PTI right here.

“When I would arrive on the set, that was the only time I felt like I belonged anywhere. When I was working with Kay Kay sir, that was the only time in that period of my life when I felt like I belonged. I think, to make a human being believe that they belong is the greatest gift you can give to them,” he added.

Menon, a up to date of Irrfan and co-star of critically acclaimed titles like Haider and Life in a… Metro, praised Babil and stated the upcoming actor possesses qualities that can take him to “great heights”.

“Babil is an individual in himself, and he has something that will take him to great heights. Once you have seen the series, you will realise that. For him, to preserve and maintain that spark of Irrfan is his journey.

“And that is what I felt about him since I labored so intently with him. He is a person of the guts, and he’ll go a good distance,” the star said.

The Railway Men, the first series from Yash Raj Films’ digital arm YRF Entertainment, directed by debutant Shiv Rawail, has received rave reviews since its premiere on Netflix last week.

Set against the backdrop of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy, the show pays tribute to the unsung heroes, the Indian railway employees posted at Bhopal station, who saved hundreds of innocent lives during that fateful night. It also stars R Madhavan and Divyenndu.

In the initial phase of his career, Menon said he had worked on a story about the industrial disaster – in 1999’s “Bhopal Express” – but what made him take up the series was the fact that it highlighted the sacrifices of the railway employees.

“What drew me to this script was the banner of The Railway Men, which was distinctive so far as the collection is worried. This script gave house to these heroes who’re unknown,” he added. The actor believes people tend to “underestimate” the Indian Railways.

“We sit in a practice and take them without any consideration, not understanding that it’s a high-risk job that they’re doing. It may be very simple to cross snide remarks, however it’s a excessive precision and high-risk job. Their job is not only to take you from A to B however to take you there safely. So, it is an added duty,” Menon said.

“So for me, once I selected to do that collection, it was my homage to this explicit organisation (Indian Railways) that all of us take without any consideration, particularly these railway males who sacrificed themselves to save lots of individuals on that fateful night time,” he added. IFFI will conclude on November 28.

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