Bafta 2021 honors late Irfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor among other icons

74th British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards held on Sunday at Royal Albert Hall in which through a video plays tribute to late Indian actors Rishi Kapoor and Irfan Khan during Sunday's ceremony. As both the actors died last year in April as Irfan’s  after battling neuroendocrine tumors for two years since 2018. He was also considered one of the most talented stars in Hindi cinema with his career of almost 30 years. On the other hand, a day later, Rishi Kappor died of cancer, the 67-year-old actor was diagnosed with a fatal health condition in 2018. He was a son of late filmmaker Raj Kapoor and hailed from a famous Kapoor family. Some of his memorable films include Bobby, Chandni, Amar Akbar Anthony, and many more.

Emotional fans used their social media to express their feelings on seeing the two get honored by the academy "Remembering #IrfanKhan just makes me miss him even more, what a legend, one of the best actors in my mind," wrote a fan."

Other stars like George Segal, Sean Connery, Yaphet Kotto, Barbara Windsor, Olivia de Havilland, Alan Parker, Max von Sydow, Kirk Douglas, Christopher Plummer, and Chadwick Boseman were also honored at the ceremony.

Besides,actress Priyanka Chopra was also a part of the event who was spotted there with husband Nick Jonas, Priyanka has worked with both the late Indian actors.