Website design By BotEap.comIrrfan Khan, a powerhouse of incredible acting talent, passed away in a Mumbai hospital in the early morning hours of Wednesday 29 April 2020 leaving a void in the Hindi film industry, an irreparable loss. He was only 53 years old and still had a lot to offer movie lovers. Disturbing news circulated in 2018 that Irrfan had contracted a serious illness that, after months of harrowing speculation, was confirmed as a neuroendocrine tumor, one of the rare forms of cancer. Since then he has been fighting, fighting and fighting. He received treatment in the United States and then in London for months. He returned to India a few months ago and was unable to participate in the promotion of his latest film Angrezi (English) Medium and the film was also unable to be released due to the nationwide lockdown. What’s sadder, he lost his mother just a few days ago and was unable to attend his last rites in Jaipur, again due to lockdown. Irrfan’s disappearance is a great tragedy as the country is reeling under the Coronavirus and lockdown.

Website design By BotEap.comThe highlights of his 32-year career in the film industry were the incredibly varied roles and characters he played in Bollywood films, as well as British and Hollywood productions. Considering the versatility of his acting prowess, roles were written for him that can only be compared to those of Amitabh Bachchan in the latter’s post-2000 career; the last glory of the crown for an actor. And more importantly, Irrfan Khan was never a modern Bollywood hero in terms of the desired attributes: handsome, tall, strongly built with a preferential obsession with bodybuilding, fighting and dancing skills, etc. He never danced around the trees chasing the heroines. And yet, he played heroes, starring in numerous films, both mainstream and commercial, endearing himself to all kinds of moviegoers across the country. He played all sorts of roles, living the characters, with typical no-nonsense acting of his own and a uniquely casual style of dialogue delivery.

Website design By BotEap.comIrrfan Khan started his career in 1988 with a small role in the highly acclaimed ‘Salaam Bombay’ and after that he had years of struggle trying to establish himself through various mostly offbeat movie roles. The final recognition for him as an exceptionally talented actor came with his two films, ‘Haasil’ (2003) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the internationally acclaimed ‘Maqbool’ (2004). He has never looked back since. One prominent film that comes to my mind is ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ (2011) in which he played the lead character and won the National Award for Best Actor. It was followed by stupendously realistic movies like ‘Lunch Box’ (2013), ‘Piku’ (2015) and ‘Talvar’ (2015), and also Hollywood movies, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012), ‘Life of Pi’ (2012), ‘Jurassic World’ (2015) and ‘Hell’ (2016). His comedy drama ‘Hindi Medium’ (2017) became the highest grossing film of his career earning him another Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and the release of the sequel ‘Angrezi Medium’, Irrfan’s last performance, had to be postponed as we mentioned. . earlier. Although Irrfan mainly played serious and intense characters, his comedic timing was also established in movies like ‘Piku’ and ‘Hindi Medium’. He was awarded ‘Padma Shri’, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2011.

Website design By BotEap.comFor the past two years, not many of his films have been shown in theaters, which makes our hearts weep now, to miss his powerful portrayals on screen; However, as a consolation, his lovely movies like ‘Billu’ (2009), ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Hindi Medium’, ‘Piku’, ‘Talvar’, ‘Jazbaa’ (2015) etc. were constantly shown. around the world. small screens of movie channels. In his personal life, he was a devoted loving husband and doting father, leaving behind his co-acting wife and two children.

Website design By BotEap.comAs the Indian film fraternity and international fans pour out an endless stream of messages of shock, heartbreak and condolences, we deeply mourn the untimely death of Irrfan Khan and pray for the everlasting happiness of his soul. Irrfan Khan, one of the greatest actors of all time, will live in our hearts forever. His painful struggle of hoping against hope symbolizes what planet Earth is going through right now: uncertainty looms over all fields of activity, including the worldwide film industry.