How Konkona Sen Sharma acquired Anurag Basu to incorporate a tribute to Irrfan Khan’s Life in a Metro character in Metro In Dino

Jun 26, 2025 02:08 PM IST

Metro…In Dino, the non secular sequel to Life in a Metro, features a tribute to the late Irrfan Khan within the story, one thing that Konkona Sen Sharma urged.

The Hindi movie business is extra offered on ‘non secular’ sequels than precise sequels. These movies don’t essentially proceed the story however are linked by themes and genres. The newest non secular sequel is Metro…In Dino, a successor to Anurag Basu’s 2007 hit Life in a Metro. As is the norm, the brand new Metro has a wholly completely different forged, with solely Konkona Sen Sharma returning, however that too, in a unique character.

Metro In Dino features a delicate tribute to Irrfan Khan’s Life in a Metro character, courtesy Konkona Sen Sharma.

However, Konkona ensured that there was one tiny connection Metro In Dino retained with Life in a Metro, which additionally served as a nod to the long-lasting position performed by the late Irrfan Khan within the authentic.

Metro In Dino’s Irrfan join

Life in a Metro noticed Konkona play Shruti, a woman in search of a match in an organized marriage setup. The movie confirmed how she fell for Monty (performed by Irrfan), an eccentric and goofy barely older man. In Metro In Dino, Konkona’s character is named Kajal and the actor is paired reverse Pankaj Tripathi, whose character can be named Monty.

Director Anurag Basu tells HT, “The character was not called Monty. It was Coco’s (Konkona) suggestion. ‘Let’s call him Monty,’ she said, and I said, ‘Yes, right’. It was on the first day of the shoot.”

Konkona on the hat tip

Konkona says she made the suggestion “because it is such a goofy kind of character”, fairly just like Irrfan’s character from the 2007 authentic. Director Basu clarifies, “The character is very different, though. Just the name is the same.” However, Konkona provides that the thread binding them is their method to romance. “The whole track is humorous,” she says.

Metro In Dino additionally stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Neena Gupta, and Anupam Kher. The movie is scheduled to launch on 4 July.

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