Irfan Khan Infographic
Irrfan Khan, a well-known Indian actor who has participated in films such as "Slum Millionaire" and "The Fantasy Drift of Pi", died of a colon infection in Mumbai, India, at the age of 53 on April 29 local time. When the news of his death came, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a condolence message, saying that his sudden death was "a great loss to the world of film and theater"
Irfan Khan was born on 7 January 1967 in Rajasthan, India. He played cricket well as a teenager, but for various reasons, in the year he graduated from high school, he did not choose to become an athlete, but enrolled in the National Academy of Drama in New Delhi, and has since embarked on the path of an actor.
Irfan Khan (first from left) in Slum Millionaire
Irfan Khan (first from left) in The Fantastic Drift of the Young Pi
In 1988, Irfan Khan, who had appeared in a handful of TV series, was accidentally photographed by the famous Indian female director Mira Nair and played a supporting role in "Good Morning Bombay", which was later nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. However, the role of Irfan Khan was almost completely removed in the end, which greatly shocked him when he first entered the film world.
For many years afterward, Irfan Khan reluctantly returned to television to take on soap operas that seemed meaningless to him. He played hundreds of roles in that decade. Disheartened, Irfan Khan once had the idea of changing careers. It wasn't until 2001, at the age of 34, that he finally took a turn for the worse in his career as an actor: he played the protagonist in the Anglo-German-French co-production of the Indian film "The Warrior", a warrior in ancient Indian legends.
"God of War Returns" was well received after its release in the United Kingdom, and was even selected by the British Film Board as the Oscar for best foreign language film of the year. However, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disqualified "The Return of god of War" on the grounds that "Hindi is not the official language of the United Kingdom", but the back-and-forth debate also earned enough exposure for the film itself and the lead actor Irfan Khan.
In the years that followed, his career in Bollywood officially took off, with five or six films appearing almost every year. However, Irfan Khan, who has always dared to say and dare to do it, has his own views on the term Bollywood. In an interview with the media that year, he unabashedly said that he had always been disgusted by the name Bollywood. "The Indian film industry has its own set of things, not born out of Hollywood at all. Its roots are actually the drama of the ancient Parsi people. Hollywood movies are too pre-planned, while Indian movies are just the opposite, there is no plan at all, and they pay attention to improvisation and casual things. ”
However, Irfan Khan, who seems to have a lot of criticism of Hollywood, eventually appeared in American movies. In 2006, Mila Nair, who had deleted all his roles, began filming a new film, "The Namesake", and once again threw a hydrangea ball at him, inviting him to play the male protagonist's father. It is said that his wonderful performance impressed the American director Wes Anderson. In 2007, the latter tailored a role for Irfan Khan in the new film "Crossing Darjeeling" – just to be able to work with him once.
Irfan Khan (first from left) in Crossing Darjeeling
In 2008, Irfan Khan's role as police chief in Slumdog Millionaire impressed audiences around the world. In 2012, while performing in Ang Lee's "The Fantasy Drift of Young Pi", he played a sinister mad scientist in the box office blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man". In 2015, he also played the new owner of Dinosaur Land in Jurassic World. At this time, Irfan Khan has become the most familiar Indian face in Hollywood. At the same time, his films such as "Lunchbox" and "Sin" in India are also well received.
Irfan Khan in Jurassic World
Irfan Khan in The Lunchbox
Irfan Khan in Good Luck Barber
Just when the so-called fate was tricky and the cause was smooth, Ilfan Khan's body was in a state of condition. In 2018, Irfan Khan suffered from a neuroendocrine tumor. He posted the news on his personal social media accounts and quoted American writer Margaret Michel in her novel Gone with the Wind: "Life has no obligation to live up to our expectations." After that, Irfan Khan traveled to London for treatment and temporarily passed the test.
Irfan Khan, a deep believer in Islam, once said, "God speaks to each and every one of us when He created man." Then he quietly accompanied us through the night. But, as with his attitude toward Hollywood, irfan Khan, who is accustomed to independent thinking, has his own views on Islam in India. He has publicly criticized Indian Muslims for celebrating the muharam month of slaughter as "blind", which has angered Indian Muslims and asked to be careful in their words and deeds. On the other hand, he has also revealed that after 9/11, he was twice detained by Customs officers at los Angeles airports for no reason, simply because his name was similar to that of terrorists on the wanted list.
The neuroendocrine tumors suffered by Irfan Khan are a relatively rare cancer, mostly occurring in the stomach, intestines, and pancreas. In malignant cases, patients survive for less than a year, while patients with slightly better patients like Irfan Khan have postoperative survival ranging from three to twenty years.
Just three days before Irfan Khan died of illness, his mother died in his hometown of Jaipur at the age of 95. However, because of the epidemic, he, his wife and two sons were trapped in the Meng buyer, and they could not return to their hometown to attend their mother's funeral, so they had to watch their mother walk the last journey of their lives from a distance through video connection. I don't know if it was emotionally stimulated, on April 29, Irfan Khan suddenly fell ill and was directly admitted to the intensive care unit of Mumbai Kiraben Hospital, but eventually died of colon infection.
Irfan Khan in Starting Line 2
The last work Ilfan Khan completed before his death was the sequel to the hit "Starting Line" in China, "Starting Line 2". The film was released nationwide in India on March 20, but was soon removed from shelves due to the covid-19 outbreak and the forced closure of cinemas throughout India.