Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor remembered in BAFTA’s ‘In Memoriam’ section

By PTI
LONDON: Indian stars Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, who died in April 2020, had been among the many people who had been honoured at BAFTA’s ‘in memoriam’ section, which additionally paid tribute to Prince Philip, Chadwick Boseman and Christopher Plummer.

‘In Memoriam’ segement honours personalities misplaced previously 12 months.

Irrfan, one of many first stars from India to have made main strides internationally, misplaced his two 12 months battle with neuroendocrine most cancers on April 29, 2020 on the age of 54.

Kapoor, a romantic hero of many Bollywood hits and in later years, a revered character actor, died only a day later, on April 30, additionally from most cancers.

He was 67.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9, 2021 at Windsor Castle, composer Ennio Morricone, Sean Connery, George Segal, director Bertrand Tavernier, Barbara Jefford, Ben Cross, Ian Holm, Barbara Windsor and Kirk Douglas had been among the many many celebrities who had been remembered within the section this 12 months.