Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS): Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has expressed her condolences on the demise of Indian actor Irrfan Khan, in a message shared with the media.
"I had the privilege of working with Irrfan Khan on the set of A Mighty Heart. He stood out for his generosity as an artist, which made it a pleasure to work in any scene with him."
"I remember the intensity of his commitment, and equally his smile. I send my condolences and my sympathy to his family, his friends, and all admirers of his work, in India and around the world," Jolie said in her message.
A Mighty Heart is a 2007 drama directed by Michael Winterbottom based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Mariane Pearl.
The film accounts the aftermath of the kidnapping of Marianne's journalist husband Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, and his subsequent beheading by the kidnappers.
Jolie played Marianne Pearl while Irrfan impressed Karachi police chief Zeeshan Kazmi, in a well-written role. Most of the Karachi sequences of the film were shot in Pune.
The critically-acclaimed film was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and is widely considered one of the earliest films to train the global spotlight on Irrfan Khan.
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