By Karmrath News Desk
Born on this day, Irrfan Khan is remembered less through celebration and more through repetition. His dialogues continue to circulate because they fit easily into everyday situations. People quote them when something feels off, unfinished, or unresolved.
In Life of Pi, he says,
“I suppose, in the end, the whole life becomes an act of letting go.”
From Madaari comes a line that found long life outside the film:
“System ko badalna padega, warna system tumhe badal dega.”
The system must change, otherwise it will change you.
In D-Day, Irrfan’s character says,
“Sirf insaan galat nahi hote… waqt bhi galat ho sakta hai.”
Not only people can be wrong; sometimes the timing is wrong.
From Jazbaa, another widely shared line:
“Sharafat ki duniya ka kissa hi khatam… ab jaisi duniya vaise hum.”
The era of decency is over; now we become like the world is.
Cities were an important part of his filmography. In Life in a... Metro, he says,
“Ye sheher humein jitna deta hai, badle mein kahin zyada humse le leta hai.”
The city gives us a lot, but it takes much more in return.
In Angrezi Medium, one line stayed with audiences:
“Aadmi ka sapna toot jata hai na, toh aadmi khatam ho jata hai.”
When a person’s dream breaks, the person breaks too.
And from The Lunchbox, the sentence most often associated with him:
“Sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right destination.”
It appears frequently in personal posts, usually when plans have gone off track. On his birthday, Irrfan Khan is not rediscovered. He is already present in captions, conversations, and passing references. His dialogues continue to be used because they remain practical. They fit into real situations without much effort. That is how he endures. Not as a figure frozen in tribute, but as a voice people still find usable.
