Irrfan Khan
Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan (occasionally also Irfan Khan ; Urdu : عرفان خان; Hindi : इरफ़ान ख़ान , Irfān Kh ān ; * January 7, 1967 in Tonk , Rajasthan ; † April 29, 2020 in Mumbai , Maharashtra ) was an Indian actor .
Khan, who was active in Indian film productions at the beginning of his career , later became known internationally for roles in films such as Slumdog Millionaire , Life of Pi and Lunchbox . He has received two Filmfare Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his work .
Life
Irrfan Khan grew up in a Muslim family. From 1984 to 1987 he trained as an actor at the National School of Drama in Delhi . He then moved to Mumbai , where he initially participated in several television series and theater productions.
The Indian filmmaker Mira Nair offered him a brief appearance in her 1988 film Salaam Bombay! on. He then worked regularly in mostly less successful film productions. The big breakthrough came in 2001 with the lead role in The Warrior , an internationally successful historical film produced in Europe.
Khan played his first leading role in a Bollywood film in 2005 in Rog . In 2004 he won the Filmfare Award for best actor in a villain role as a supporting actor in the film Haasil . For his performance in Metro: Love is never too late (2007) he received the Filmfare Award for best supporting actor. European and American productions in which Khan has participated include Namesake - Two Worlds, One Journey , A Courageous Path , Darjeeling Limited , Slumdog Millionaire , The Amazing Spider-Man , Life of Pi: Shipwreck with Tiger , Jurassic World and Inferno .
In 2017 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.
In 2018, Khan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor . After receiving treatment, he returned to work in 2019. In 2020 he suffered an intestinal infection from complications of which he died in April 2020, four days after his mother, aged 53.
Private life
Irrfan Khan was married to Sutapa Sikdar, another graduate of the National School of Drama . The couple had two sons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Salaam Bombay!
- 1989: Kamla Ki toll
- 1990: Drishti
- 1990: Ek Doctor Ki Maut
- 1991: Pita
- 1992: Mujhse Dosti Karoge
- 1993: Karamati Coat
- 1994: Vaade Iraade
- 1994: Purush
- 1995: Adhura
- 1998: Such a Long Journey
- 1998: Bada Din
- 1999: The Goal
- 2000: Ghaath - Revenge (Ghaath)
- 2001: Kasoor
- 2001: The Warrior
- 2002: Gunaah
- 2002: Pratha
- 2002: Haathi Ka Anda
- 2003: Dhund: The Fog
- 2003: Haasil
- 2003: Supari
- 2003: Footpath
- 2003: Maqbool - The Godfather of Mumbai (Maqbool)
- 2003: Road to Ladakh
- 2003: Bokshu the Myth
- 2004: Charas: A Joint Effort
- 2004: In the Crossfire of Violence (Aan: Men at Work)
- 2004: Shadow of Time
- 2005: Rog
- 2005: Chehraa
- 2005: Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
- 2005: 7 1/2 Phere: More Than a Wedding
- 2005: Dubai Return
- 2006: Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota
- 2006: The Killer
- 2006: Namesake - Two Worlds, One Journey (The Namesake)
- 2006: Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
- 2006: Sainikudu
- 2006: Mr. 100%
- 2007: partition
- 2007: Metro: Love is never too late (Life in a… Metro)
- 2007: A Mighty Heart (A Mighty Heart)
- 2007: Darjeeling Limited
- 2007: Apna Asmaan
- 2007: Aaja Nachle - Come, dance with me (Aaja Nachle)
- 2008: Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava
- 2008: Sunday
- 2008: Krazzy 4
- 2008: Mumbai Meri Jaan
- 2008: Chamku
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire (Slumdog Millionaire)
- 2009: New York, I Love You (New York, I Love You)
- 2008: Dil Kabaddi
- 2009: Billu Barber (Billu)
- 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
- 2012: Life of Pi: Shipwreck with Tiger (Life of Pi)
- 2013: Lunchbox (Dabba)
- 2014: Gunday
- 2014: Haider
- 2015: Piku
- 2015: Jurassic World
- 2015: Jazbaa
- 2016: Madaari
- 2016: Inferno
- 2016: The Tokyo Trials ( Tokyo Trial , Miniseries)
- 2017: Single - No thanks! (Qarib Qarib Singlle)
- 2018: Puzzle
- 2018: Durga Rani Singh
- 2018: Blackmail
- 2018: Karwaan
- 2020: Angrezi Medium
Awards
- 2003: Filmfare Award, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Haasil
- 2008: Filmfare Award, Best Supporting Actor for Life in a… Metro
- 2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Acting Company in a Feature Film (Slumdog Millionaire)
- 2011: Padma Shri
Web links
- Irrfan Khan in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suffered from a tumor: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan died at the age of 53 . In focus.de from April 29, 2020.
- ↑ Irrfan Khan at iloveindia.com
- ↑ Winner of the Filmfare Awards 2003 ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Winner of the Filmfare Awards 2008 ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Class of 2017. Accessed June 30, 2017.
- ↑ Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies. In: bbc.com. BBC , April 29, 2020, accessed April 29, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khan, Irrfan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Khan, Sahabzade Irrfan Ali; عرفان خان; इरफ़ान ख़ान |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th January 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonk , Rajasthan |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2020 |
| Place of death | Mumbai , Maharashtra |