A long-lost 2000 film, The Last Tenant, starring Irrfan Khan and Vidya Balan, has been released on YouTube as a tribute to Irrfan on his sixth death anniversary. Directed by Sarthak Dasgupta, the film remained shelved after its footage was lost, until a VHS copy was recently found, making its release a nostalgic and emotional moment for the cast and makers.

Mumbai: “The Last Tenant”, a movie featuring Irrfan Khan long before he became one of India's most versatiles stars but remained unreleased, has finally been made available on YouTube by its makers.

The film, which was completed in 2000, was released on the YouTube page of The Salt Inc as a tribute to Irrfan Khan on his sixth death anniversary on April 29.

Written and directed by Sarthak Dasgupta, the 43-minute movie featured Irrfan alongside Vidya Balan, who was famous at the time for featuring in the TV show "Hum Paanch".

"Some films aren't lost. They wait. In the year 2000, a young filmmaker , with no budget, no guarantees, and only a vision gathered two extraordinary souls and made something quietly magical. That filmmaker was Sarthak Dasgupta.