“Never Seen Someone Use The Beats Of Silence So Beautifully To Convey So Much About Who We Are,” Writes Kal Penn.

Actor-comedian Kal Penn, who played Irrfan Khan’s onscreen son Gogol in Mira Nair’s 2006 film The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the same name, paid tribute to the late actor on social media. Irrfan Khan died at 53 on Wednesday in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital; it marked the end of a long battle against cancer. Kal Penn shared stills from The Namesake, which also starred Tabu, and wrote: “Irrfan’s art and humanity will be badly missed. Never seen someone use the beats of silence so beautifully to convey so much about who we are. Sending love to Sutapa and the family.”