Irrfan Khan is an Indian actor born on 7 January 1967 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and a graduate of the National Academy of Drama.
On April 29, 2020, he died of neuroendocrine tumors at the age of 54.
Irfan Khan was born into a Muslim Patan nawab family in Jaipur, and khan's mother, Sayeeda Begum, came from the Tonk Hakim family. Khan's father, late Jagirdar, comes from the village of Khajuriya, near The Tonk district, and is in the tire business.
Khan won a scholarship in 1984 when he obtained an M.A. degree at the National Academy of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi.
In 1988, after his official debut in Good Morning Mumbai, Irfan Khan went to Mumbai to develop his acting career.
In 1994, he became a household name in the comedy series Banegi Apni Baat.
In 2003, he participated in the protagonist of the film "Macbeth" adapted from Shakespeare's "Macbeth". With this film, he swept the major acting awards in India. In the same year, he starred in Asif Cappadia's "Elegy for Killing God", in which Irfan played a lonely samurai who refused to serve the local overlords to oppress and kill the people, and was chased all the way to the Himalayas.
In 2007, he participated in the film "Sadness for India and Pakistan" directed by Vic Sarin. In the same year, he starred in "Strong Heart".
In 2012, starring Ang Lee, "The Fantasy Drift of Young Pi" was released worldwide and attracted much attention at the 43rd Indian International Film Festival, not only as the opening film of the film festival, but also enjoyed the treatment of being screened twice. In the same year, he participated in "The Amazing Spider-Man".
In 2015, he starred in the film "Jurassic World" directed by Colin Trevoro, which surpassed the "Fast and Furious 7" with a score of $1.513 billion to become the top box office in 2015 and ranked third in the global charts.
In 2016, he played Harry Sims, the leader of the underground organization "Consortium", in the movie "Hell" starring Tom Hanks. In the same year, he starred in the movie "Dante's Code".
In October 2017, Khan played a Bollywood narcissistic male star in the Indian political satire Cabinet, and in November, he collaborated with Indian director Alapu Sain on the film Lhasa – Gentle Dancing.
On April 4, 2018, the starring movie "Starting Line" was released in China.
Most Indian film actors disappear by middle age, but Irfan Khan succeeded at the age of retirement. With a one-man look and eager eyes, he became the protagonist of "Maqbool", which is adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in the Mumbai underworld, and Irfan? Khan's intimidating performance has allowed him to sweep the major acting awards in India.