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My Take
Irrfan Khan remains, for me, one of the most quietly devastating screen presences of his generation. He acted with his eyes the way other performers act with their whole bodies, letting stillness carry grief, humor, and irony all at once in films like The Namesake and Hindi Medium. I admire how he moved between Indian cinema and international productions without ever diluting that intimacy. His death in 2020 at fifty-three felt like an unfinished sentence; he was getting better with every role. When I think about what acting can be at its most honest and least vain, Irrfan is one of the first names that comes to mind.
Overview
Irrfan Khan (Hindustani pronunciation: [ɪrfaːn xaːn]; born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 1967 – 29 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spanned over 30 years and earned him numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and six Filmfare Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Irrfan Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- イルファーン・カーン
- Reading
- いるふぁーん・かーん
- Born
- January 7, 1967 – April 29, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Tonk, Tonk district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Padma Shri in arts
- 2012 CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
- 2014 Asian Film Award for Best Actor
- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
- National Film Award for Best Actor
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Hindi Medium | — | |
| Notable work | Karwaan | — | |
| Notable work | Blackmail | — | |
| Notable work | Paan Singh Tomar | — | |
| Notable work | Madaari | — | |
| Notable work | The Namesake | — |
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.