Talking about why his public messages after he was diagnosed with cancer carry gentle humour and optimism, Irrfan Khan said, "What's worse than...fear of death...[is] to live and be dead." "I have faith in miracles and...in obtaining the unattainable with an undying spirit," he stated. "And the father in [my upcoming film 'Angrezi Medium'] represents that undying spirit," Irrfan added.