Actor and director Lal shared the hope that Innocent will not leave us even today when he spoke to his colleagues in the film. “I thought Innocent couldn’t leave us like that. Innocent was a genius who answered very lightly even when asked about Under the Sun. No other actor than Innocent can play Mathai in Ramji Rao Speaking. I am missing my best friend as well.” – Lal said.
“If you ask Innocent Chetan about any problem under the sun, he will tell you a simple solution. “It’s not a big deal, just do it this way,” he would say. He would call me on the phone no matter how small it was. Even when the news came that Innocent Chetan was in a critical condition, I did not even think that he would say goodbye. Actor Baiju was with me today. When we were talking to each other, we said, “Hey, he will still be with us.”
We were so sure that Innocent Chetan would not leave anything like that. It is not an ordinary man. I have never seen in my life a man with such intelligence, wisdom and decision-making power, who is so funny, who handles even the biggest problems with such ease as grass. He is an irreplaceable actor. In our film Ramji Rao Speaking, we can’t imagine anyone else to play the role of Matthai. Innocent Chetan was my greatest friend and guide in my film career. “It is still unbelievable that he left,” Lal said.