Jolie sends condolences to Irrfan's family

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has expressed her condolences on the demise of Indian actor Irrfan Khan, in a message shared with IANS.

"I had the privilege of dealing with Irrfan Khan on the group of A Mighty Heart. He stood out for his generosity as an artist, which managed to get 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 Winter bottom 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 ZeeshanKazmi, in a well-written role. A lot 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 among the earliest films to teach the global spotlight on Irrfan Khan.