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Actor · Hindi Cinema

Irrfan Khan

Contemporary 1988–2020

A globally admired actor of quiet intensity, Irrfan Khan bridged Indian and international cinema with roles in Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire and The Namesake. His National Award-winning Paan Singh Tomar is a modern classic. His passing in 2020 was mourned across the film world.

Honours: National Film Award for Best Actor (Paan Singh Tomar); Padma Shri.

Filmography

70 films · compiled from Wikidata

Recent & Ongoing

Hindi Medium poster

Hindi Medium

Puzzle poster

Puzzle

Blackmail poster

Blackmail

Qarib Qarib Singlle poster

Qarib Qarib Singlle

Doob: No Bed Of Roses poster

Doob: No Bed Of Roses

Inferno poster

Inferno

Madaari poster

Madaari

Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World

Talvar poster

Talvar

Jazbaa poster

Jazbaa

Piku poster

Piku

2000s

The Amazing Spider-Man poster

The Amazing Spider-Man

Gunday poster

Gunday

Qissa poster

Qissa

Haider poster

Haider

D Day

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns poster

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns

The Lunchbox poster

The Lunchbox

Life of Pi poster

Life of Pi

7 Khoon Maaf poster

7 Khoon Maaf

Chillar Party poster

Chillar Party

Thank You poster

Thank You

Yeh Saali Zindagi poster

Yeh Saali Zindagi

New York, I Love You poster

New York, I Love You

Paan Singh Tomar poster

Paan Singh Tomar

Hisss poster

Hisss

Knock Out poster

Knock Out

Right Yaaa Wrong poster

Right Yaaa Wrong

Slumdog Millionaire poster

Slumdog Millionaire

Billu poster

Billu

Acid Factory poster

Acid Factory

New York poster

New York

The Darjeeling Limited poster

The Darjeeling Limited

Krazzy 4 poster

Krazzy 4

Chamku poster

Chamku

Sunday poster

Sunday

Dil Kabaddi poster

Dil Kabaddi

Gumnaam – The Mystery poster

Gumnaam – The Mystery

Mumbai Meri Jaan poster

Mumbai Meri Jaan

Tulsi poster

Tulsi

रोड टू लद्दाख (2008 फ़िल्म)

देहली 6 (2008 फ़िल्म)

A Mighty Heart poster

A Mighty Heart

Life in a... Metro poster

Life in a... Metro

The Namesake poster

The Namesake

Partition poster

Partition

Apna Asmaan poster

Apna Asmaan

मेरीडीयन (2007 फ़िल्म)

Sainikudu poster

Sainikudu

Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante poster

Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota poster

Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota

Chocolate poster

Chocolate

Shadows of Time poster

Shadows of Time

दुबई रिटर्न (2005 फ़िल्म)

Rog poster

Rog

Charas poster

Charas

Maqbool poster

Maqbool

Haasil poster

Haasil

Supari poster

Supari

Gunaah poster

Gunaah

Kali Salwar

The Warrior poster

The Warrior

Kasoor poster

Kasoor

The 1990s

Ek Doctor Ki Maut poster

Ek Doctor Ki Maut

Drishti poster

Drishti

The 1970s–80s

Bharat Ek Khoj poster

Bharat Ek Khoj

Signature Roles

In Treatment

Pranaam Walekum

Tokyo Trial poster

Tokyo Trial

Bokshu – The Myth poster

Bokshu – The Myth

Best known for: Maqbool · The Lunchbox · Paan Singh Tomar · Piku · Hindi Medium

Did You Know?

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) has run continuously at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir cinema for decades — the longest theatrical run in film history.
Sholay (1975) ran for over five years at Mumbai’s Minerva theatre and its dialogues are quoted to this day.
Mother India (1957) was India’s first film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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