Irrfan Khan Biography: Early Life, Death, Family, Education, Films, Awards, Unknown Facts, Controver

Irrfan Khan was born in a pathan family. His parents ran a tyre business. He completed his MA in Jaipur then joined the National School of Drama in New Delhi in 1984.

Irrfan Khan

Full name- Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan

Birth- 7 January 1967 Tonk, Rajasthan, India.

Death- 29 April 2020 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Age- 53 years

Height- 1.83 metres or 6 feet

Sons- Babil and Ayan

Wife- Sutapa Sikdar

Family- 1.Father- Yaseen Ali Khan

2. Mother-Saeeda Begum Khan

Irrfan with his wife Sutapa

Acting career-

Beginning (1987-1990)-

• He debuted with Salaam Bombay!
• He was casted in Laal Ghas par Neele Ghode, then as a main antagonist in Darr.
• He acted in many TV serials like Bharat ek khoj, Chandrakanta, Sparsh.

Irrfan with his son Babil.

TV career and film work( 1990-2008)-

• He featured in a drama film Kamla ki Maut(1989). He played Valmiki in Jai Hanuman.
• He did an episode in 2001 in Ssshhh…..koi hai.
• He was casted in The Warrior which was a historical film.
• He acted in Road to Ladakh(2003-2004) and he also played central role in Maqbool.
• His first bollywood debut lead role was in Rog.
• In 2007 he appeared in The Namesake and Life in a metro. He anchored Mano ya na mano and Kyaa Kahein.

International success (2008-2020)-

• In 2008, he played a police inspector in Slumdog Millionare.
• In 2009, he was featured in Acid Factory, New York.
• In 2010 he appeared in In Treatment.
• In 2012 he played a role in The Amazing Spiderman. He played adult version of Pi in Life of Pi.
• He won national award for Paan Singh Tomar. His highest grossing film was The Lunchbox.
• In 2014 he appeared in guest roles in Gunda, Haider and The Xpose.
• In 2015 he was seen in Piku, Jurassic World,Jazbaa, Talvar and next in Inferno(2016) and Madaari.
• He appeared in Hindi Medium in 2017 and No Bed of Roses and Qarib qarib single.
• His last movie was Angrezi Medium.

Irrfan in Angrezi Medium

Illness- He was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor in March 2018.

He was admitted in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital for colon infection on 28 April 2020. He died the following day.

His mother had died 4 days before that.

• His resting place is at Versova Kabristan in Mumbai.
• Awards- In 2004 he got filmfare award for Best performance in a negative role in Haasil.
• In 2008 he won filmfare award for best supporting actor in Life in a Metro.
• He got padmashri in 2011 and national film awards for best actor in Paan singh Tomar.
• In 2014 he got Asian film awards for best actor in The Lunchbox.
• He got filmfare awards for best actor in Hindi Medium in 2018.
• In 2021 he was given filmfare award for best actor in Angrezi Medium.
• He was honoured with lifetime achievement award in 2021.

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