He began shooting for Angrezi Medium, the sequel to his hit film, Hindi Medium on Friday.
Producer Dinesh Vijan shared that it was a surreal moment when Irrfan gave his first shot and emotions ran high throughout the sets.
It was like the first day of Hindi Medium.
Irrfan played Raj Batra, a Delhi based businessman with a sari showroom in Hindi medium, and in Angrezi Medium, he will be seen as Champak from Udaipur who owns a mithai business.
Deepak Dobriyal plays his brother cum rival and the two have inherited a 100-year-old sweet shop.