Overview

• Agnihotri’s remarks come from a new Mashable India interview that outlets later republished.
• He describes Irrfan Khan as a deeply instinctive performer who changed his approach from rehearsal to take, keeping co-actors guessing.
• Agnihotri says Anil Kapoor’s rehearsed, high-energy style met Irrfan’s unpredictability in a friendly rivalry that sharpened their scenes.
• He recalls a warm off-set camaraderie, sharing that colleagues sometimes carried a dozing Irrfan back to his room after late-night chats.
• Agnihotri is marketing The Bengal Files as the capstone to his Files Trilogy, with a theatrical release on September 5 and a focus on Bengal’s 1946 violence.