Irrfan Khan Biography, Early Life, Death, Family, Education ......

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Early Life & Career

Irrfan Khan was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 7th January, 1967 to a Pashto Muslim family. Khan’s Mom, Begum Khan, was from Hakim Tonk family and his father named Jagirdar Khan, from Khajuriya village near Tonk district, associated with a tire business and his mother was a housewife. Irrfan Khan died on April 29, 2020, at the age of 53 years due to colon infection.

Irrfan was a talented cricket player. In his early 20's he was nominated for the CK Nayudu Tournament (a stepping stone to First-Class cricket) but he did not turn up for the tournament owing to a lack of funds, and as a result, he focused on acting. In 1984 he got a scholarship to the National School of Acting in New Delhi.

He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour for his contribution to the field of arts.

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Debut

Irrfan Khan made his Movie debut with a small role in ‘Salaam Bombay’ in 1988. Worldwide, Irrfan Khan was in The Warrior (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Life of Pi (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), New York, I Love You (2009), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016). As of 2017, his films have grossed $3.643 billion at the global box office. In 2018, Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor. Irrfan Khan was last seen on-screen in "Angrezi Medium" (2020)