With fond memories of Irrfan Khan…
Irrfan Khan, a critically acclaimed and charismatic Indian actor, was born on January 7, 1967, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and died on April 29, 2020, after battling cancer. He was 53. Irrfan studied at the National School of Drama in New Delhi in 1984, and after moved to Mumbai to act in several television serials. After several unnoticed or unsuccessful films, he got a break as the lead in the British-Indian historical film ‘The Warrior’ (2001). In 2003, Irrfan played the lead in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’. In 2004, Irrfan won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for ‘Haasil’; in 2007, he won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ‘Metro’. In 2012, Irrfan won the Filmfare and National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. In 2013, his performance as a lonely widow in ‘The Lunchbox’ was widely praised. Irrfan has also appeared in several Hollywood and British films including: ‘The Namesake” (2007), ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008), The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012), ‘Life of Pi’ (2012), and ‘Jurassic World’ (2015). He has also won praise for such films as: ‘Haider’ (2014), ‘Piku’ (2015), and ‘Talvar’ (2015). In 2017, Irrfan won a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in ‘Hindi Medium’ his highest-grossing Hindi release. Irrfan received a Padma Shri from the Indian government in 2011. In March 2018, he made it known that he had been suffering from a brain tumor and sought treatment in London. Irrfan was survived by his wife, Sikdar, and their sons, Babil and Ayan.
*Deceased
