Irrfan Khan

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Irrfan Khan

Born Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan [1]
1962
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Other name(s) Irrfan
I K
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Sutapa Sikdar Khan

Irrfan Khan (Hindi: इरफ़ान ख़ान, Urdu: عرفان خان) is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre. He received international recognition for his roles in The Namesake (2007), Haasil (2003) and A Mighty Heart (2007).

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Biography

Early life

Irrfan Khan was born and brought up in Jaipur, India. His full name is Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan. He was studying for his M.A. degree when he earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in 1984.[2]

Career

After graduating in 1987, Irrfan moved to Mumbai, where he acted in numerous television serials like 'Chanakya', 'Banegi Apni Baat' and 'Chandrakanta' (Doordarshan), 'Star Bestsellers' (Star Plus), etc. He was the main villain in a series called Darr (which aired on Star Plus), where he played the role of a psycho serial killer, opposite Kay Kay Menon.

He also did acting in some episodes of Star Best-Sellers (aired on Star-Plus). In one episode, his role was of a parchoon shopkeeper who has a misconception that his landlord's wife is trying to seduce him. In the other one, he played the role of an office-accountant who, after been insulted by his lady-boss, took revenge by making her mad. He also appeared in a serial called Bhanvar (aired on SET India) for two episodes. In one episode, he performed the role of a thug who somehow landed to a court, where he presented himself as a lawyer.

Theater and television kept him afloat until Mira Nair offered him a cameo in Salaam Bombay (1988) though his role was edited out in the final film.

In the 1990s he appeared in the critically acclaimed film Ek Doctor Ki Maut and Such a Long Journey (1998) and various other films which went unnoticed.

After many unsuccessful films, things changed when London-based director Asif Kapadia gave him the lead in The Warrior, an historical film completed in 11 weeks on the locals in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. In 2001 The Warrior stormed in international film festivals making Irrfan Khan a known face, world over.

In 2003 he acted in Indian born writer-director, Asvin Kumar's short film, Road to Ladakh. After the film received rave reviews[3]at international festivals, the film is now being made into a full length feature, again starring Irrfan Khan.[4] That same year he played the title role in the critically acclaimed Maqbool, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

His first Bollywood main lead role came in 2005 with film Rog. Thereafter he appeared in several films either playing the leading role or a supporting role as a villain. In 2004 he win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in film Haasil.

In 2007 he appeared in the box office hits Metro for which he received a filmfare award for suporting actor and The Namesake which was one of the biggest hits overseas, closely followed by his appearance in the international films A Mighty Heart and The Darjeeling Limited

Even after becoming a successful actor in bollywood, he has not severed his ties with television. He used to anchor a show 'Mano ya na mano' (airing on Star One).

Personal life

Irrfan Khan is married to writer Sutapa Sikdar, also an NSD graduate, and they have two sons.

Filmography

Film Name Year Role Other Notes
New York, I Love You 2009 Mansuhkhbai Post-production
Billo Barber 2008 Post-production
Dilli 6 2008 Pre-production
Bhopal Movie 2008 In production
Sex and Naked 2008 In production
Mumbai Meri Jaan 2008 Thomas
Krazzy 4 2008 Dr. Mukherjee
Sunday 2008 Kumar
Partition 2007 Avtar
Road to Ladakh 2008 Road to Ladakh (Short), Released in 2003; Full-length version in production.[5]
Aaja Nachle 2007 Farooque, Najma's husband released
Apna Asmaan 2007 Ravi Kumar released
The Darjeeling Limited 2007 The Father Released
The Namesake 2007 Ashoke Ganguli Co-starring Tabu. Directed by Mira Nair
Life in a Metro 2007 Monty won Best Supporting Actor in the filmfare award ceremony
A Mighty Heart 2007 Captain First international movie screened at Cannes 2007
Sainikudu 2006 Pappu Yadav
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante 2006 Krish Vaidya
The Killer 2006 Vikram/Roopchand Swaroopchand Solanki Co-starring Emraan Hashmi
Yun Hota To Kya Hota 2006 Salim Rajabali Directed by Naseeruddin Shah
7½ Phere 2005 Manoj With Juhi Chawla
Rog 2005 Inspector Uday Rathore
Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets 2005
Charas 2004 With Uday Chopra & Jimmy Shergill
Aan: Men at Work 2004 Yusuf Pathan With Akshay Kumar,Sunil Shetty and Shatrugan Sinha
Maqbool 2003 Maqbool Won a national award
Haasil 2003 Ranvijay Singh With Jimmy Shergill(won him the Filmfare award of best actor in negative role)
Kasoor 2001 Public Prosecutor With Aftab Shibdasani and Lisa Ray
The Warrior 2001 Breakthrough role.
Such a Long Journey 1998 Gustad's dad
Ek Doctor Ki Maut 1991
Drishti 1990
Salaam Bombay 1988 Letter writer Deleted scene

References

  1. ^ Irrfan Khan's Profile
  2. ^ Irrfan Khan at iloveindia
  3. ^ Road of Ladakh Short Film
  4. ^ Irrfan Khan goes to Hollywood,Rediff movies
  5. ^ Road to Ladakh Official site

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrfan_Khan"

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