Life Of Pi Actor Irrfan Khan Dies
JAKARTA - The Indian film industry is in sorrow. Famous actor Irrfan Khan passed away on Wednesday, April 29 as a result of suffering from a colon infection. He died at the age of 53.
In 2018, Irrfan was diagnosed with a neuendrokin tumor and underwent treatment in London. After recovering, he continued shooting the film Angrezi Medium which was his last film. However, the release of the film had to be postponed due to the spread of the corona virus which began in March. According to Variety, on Tuesday, April 28, he was taken to the emergency department at Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai due to the infection.
During his lifetime, Irrfan Khan became an actor who brought the name India to international recognition. Debuting in 1988 with the film Salaam Bombay, during which time he began mastering a number of television series in India.
Her acting has won praise in Indian films such as Maqbool and Haasil. He also won the Best Actor title in India's National Award for his role as soldier named Paan Singh Tomar in Paan Singh Tomar.
Not stopping in the country of his birth, Irrfan's figure has succeeded in bringing the Indian film industry to the world's public attention. His role in The Lunchbox won him a 2015 BAFTA award. In addition, the Hindi Medium film he starred in became a hit in China and India, making it one of the highest grossing Indian films. It seems that what Irrfan has done for his proud country cannot be counted on the fingers.
After being in India, the actor who was born on January 7 began to dominate international cinema by starring in a number of box office films, namely Life of Pi, Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Inferno.
a few days before Irrfan died, his mother reportedly died in Jaipur. Unfortunately, Irrfan could not witness the funeral directly due to the lockdown that was being enforced in India. He could only watch the procession via video call from Mumbai.
A number of public figures bid farewell to Irrfan Khan, including actor Amitabh Bachchan who wrote; “Receiving the news of Irfaan Khan's passing .. This is sad and disturbing news… What a talent…. Friendly relatives… Contributors to the world of cinema… leaving us too soon… ”
T 3516 - .. just getting news of the passing of Irfaan Khan .. this is a most disturbing and sad news .. 🙏An incredible talent .. a gracious colleague .. a prolific contributor to the World of Cinema .. left us too soon .. creating a huge vacuum .. Prayers and duas 🙏
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 29, 2020
Meanwhile comedian Kiku Sharda included a photo with Irrfan Khan in his writing after Tuesday writing a get well wishes to the actor.
“It is an honor to meet and get to know him, work with him, be with him and see how easily he does. I hope I can feel it, we can feel it. Will miss #IrrfanKhan, man, talent, LEGEND. Rest in peace."
It was an honor meeting him, knowing him, working with him, being around him and seeing how he does what he does so effortlessly. I wish I could have more of him, we could have more of him. Will miss #IrrfanKhan sir, the man, the talent, the LEGEND. RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/WulBXon43d
- kiku sharda (@kikusharda) April 29, 2020
Goodbye Irrfan Khan, thank you for your best contribution to the world of film.