Piku turns five, Deepika reminisces co-star Irrfan

Even as Piku flick clocked in the fifth year, Deepika Padukone recalled her co-star and dear friend Irrfan Khan who breathed his last on April 29.

Mumbai: On the fifth anniversary of the film Piku, Deepika Padukone remembered her late co-star in the film, Irrfan Khan, who passed away on April 29.

Piku released on May 8, 2015, and on Friday Deepika shared a message on Facebook along with a still from the film's shoot. Tagging the film's writer Juhi Chaturvedi and director Shoojit Sircar, the actor shared the lyrics of the song Lamhe Guzar Gaye from Piku.

At the end of the message, she wrote: "Rest in Peace my Dear Friend... #rana #piku #bhaskor #ShoojitSircar #JuhiChaturvedi."

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Her reference was to the characters in the film. While Irrfan was Rana, Deepika played Piku and Amitabh Bachchan had essayed Bhaskor in Shoojit Sircar's slice-of-life romantic comedy.

Piku was a box-office success, and the film won three National Awards -- for Bachchan as best actor and Juhi Chaturvedi for best screenplay and best dialogues.

From IANS inputs.