Late Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded he was one of the finest actors in world of cinema, Khan’s career spanned was over 30 years and earned him numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and six Filmfare Awards. No one can foget Irrfan Khan’s acting. Yesterday was late Irrfan Khan’s birth anniversary on 7th January. On his birthday his son Babil khan shared a post where he was wishing him Happy Birthday. With this post Irrfan Khan son Babil Khan wrote,”Celebrating a man who always forgot his own birthday @irrfan”. On this post there are many prominant personalities are commenting.
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Irfan was a skilled cricket player. In his early 20’s he was selected for the CK Nayudu Tournament. He did not turn up for the tournament owing to lack of funds and as a result he started focused on acting.
In 1984 he earned a scholarship to the National School of Acting in New Delhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor for his contribution to the field of arts. His portrayal of Paan Singh Tomar in the acclaimed biographical sports drama Paan Singh Tomar (2011) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. His performance in the BAFTA Award nominated romance The Lunchbox (2013) earned him universal acclaim by the critics and audiences.
Irrfan Khan worked in many films and he won many awards with his amazing acting. Globally Irrfan Khan was seen in The Warrior (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Life of Pi (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016). As of 2017, his films have grossed $3.643 billion at the worldwide box office. In 2018, Khan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor.
