Irrfan Khan Birth Anniversary 2023 Irrfan Khan was born on 7 January 1967 in a Muslim family in Jaipur. His full name was Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan. Irfan was born in a middle class family. His father was in the tire business.
Bollywood late actor Irrfan Khan was an actor who used to act with his eyes as well. He was one of those stars who gave more importance to the story of the film and his character than the budget and actress of the film.
Irfan may not be in this world today, but the characters played by him are still liked by the audience. Irrfan Khan died on April 29, 2020 at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. Irfan was battling cancer for almost two years.
His death had not only left his family devastated, but also deeply shocked his fans. Today we are going to tell you about those powerful characters of Irrfan, on the basis of which he left a different mark in the cinema world.
Maqbool
Irrfan Khan’s film ‘Maqbool’ was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play Macbeth. This film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, was released in the year 2003. Apart from Irrfan, many veteran actors like actors Pankaj Kapoor, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Tabu and Piyush Mishra acted in this film.
The Lunch Box
The film ‘The Lunch Box’, directed by Ritesh Batra, was well-liked not only in India but also abroad. This film was also awarded with many awards. Irrfan’s role in the movie was well received. Apart from Irrfan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nimrat Kaur played the lead roles in it.
Paan Singh Tomar
Irrfan played the role of a famous dacoit in ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. It was shown in the film how Paan Singh Tomar became a dacoit from an athlete. He was given the National Film Award for Best Actor for Irrfan’s role in this film.
Achieved
Irrfan played a negative role in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s ‘Haasil’. Irrfan received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for the character of Rannvijay Singh in the film.
The Namesake
The film ‘The Namesake’ was based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s famous novel. After this movie, Irrfan got recognition at the international level. The film received several international awards and had Tabu in the lead role alongside Irrfan.
Life of Pi
In the year 2012, Irrfan played the lead character of Pi in the Hollywood film ‘Life of Pi’. His acting was well liked in this movie.
Hindi Medium
The film ‘Hindi Medium’, released in the year 2017, will always be remembered in Irrfan’s career. Irrfan received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for this film as well. Pakistani actress Saba Qamar and Deepak Dobriyal were in lead roles along with Irrfan in the film.
Sword
Irrfan Khan’s film ‘Talvar’ was a crime thriller movie with a double murder. In this movie, Irrfan played the role of a police officer investigating a murder. Please tell that this film was made on the Aarushi murder case.
Piku
Apart from him, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone had the lead roles in Irrfan’s film ‘Piku’. In this film directed by Shoojit Sircar, Irrfan played the character of Rana Chaudhary who is in love with Piku i.e. Deepika.
English Medium
‘English Medium’ was Irrfan Khan’s last film. It was a sequel to his 2017 superhit film Hindi Medium. Apart from Irrfan in the movie, there were actors like Kareena Kapoor, Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal.