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Irrfan Khan

(1967–2020) Stage Actor India

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Irrfan Khan was a stage actor from India.

Quick Facts About Irrfan Khan

Born: January 7, 1967
Died: April 29, 2020
Nationality: India
Profession: Stage Actor
Known for: Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi, The Namesake, Paan Singh Tomar, The Lunchbox

About Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan 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. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. In 2021, he was posthumously awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Asian Film Award for Best Actor CNN-News18 Indian of the Year National Film Award for Best Actor Padma Shri in arts

Quotes by Irrfan Khan

I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And…

Actor

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We don't have a culture of realistic acting in India.

Acting

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I've realized that my... let me call it 'destiny' or some force that has pushed me to identify looking for your comfort…

Call

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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

Become

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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know…

Because

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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.

Actor

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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind…

Acting

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The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.

Good

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I cannot live anywhere else except India.

Anywhere

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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.

Entertain people

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It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work.

Actor

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Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you're lacking inside, you've fulfilled that.

Famous

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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.

Cannot

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I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on…

Level

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Sometimes when you're playing a very intense character, a disturbed character, you find other layers. That's much more interesting to me, rather…

Boring

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Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

Belong

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I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.

Choose me

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I'm trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.

Balance

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Language does not make one an elite.

Doe

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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of…

Character

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A nation needs to know how to utilise talent.

How

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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.

Known

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Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

Audience

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I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.

Because

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I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

Am

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