Irrfan Khan was an Indian film actor, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema, as well as his works in British films and Hollywood. Film critics, contemporaries and other experts consider him to be one of the finest actors in Indian cinema for his versatile and natural acting. Marked his screen debut in 1988 with the Academy Award nominated Salaam Bombay!, Khan received the Padma Shri (2011), India's fourth highest civilian honour for his contribution to the field of arts. Irrfan Khan (Hindustani pronunciation: [ɪrfaːn xaːn]) (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan ; 7 January 1967 – 29 April 2020) [4] was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Learn about the life and career of Irrfan Khan , a versatile and acclaimed actor from India who starred in films like Salaam Bombay, Life in a... Metro, and Hindi Medium. Find out his age, death cause, wife, children, awards, and more. Irrfan Khan . Actor: The Lunchbox. Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan , in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto-speaking Muslim family. Khan 's mother, Begum Khan , was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan , from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business. The Khan family name comes from Turkish and Mongol languages and mean "king" or great leader. Descendants of Genghis Khan (13th...
