Irrfan Khan
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Irrfan Khan, who was born in 1967 in Jaipur, the historical city of Rajasthan, became one of the rare actors who went beyond the boundaries of Indian cinema and left his mark in Hollywood. After graduating from the National Dramatic School, she started her career in Bollywood with small television roles and took it to an international platform with decades of dedicated work. One of the productions that brought Irrfan Khan to the world stage is Millioner, produced in 2008 and directed by Danny Boyle. Khan, who played a minor police officer in the film, managed to leave a strong impression despite his limited time in this role. The fact that Millionaire won multiple Oscars that year, including Best Foreign Language Film, made his name known to a wide audience. Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, was another production in which Khan demonstrated his mature and deep acting; In this film, in which he played the adult Pi Patel, he demonstrated both internal and narrative strength. His journey to get involved in big productions in Hollywood did not stop there. He reached wide audiences with his role as Rajit Ratha in The Amazing Spider-Man and the character Masrani in Jurassic World. In the movie Puzzle, he portrayed a completely different mood as Robert. What made Irrfan Khan's acting distinctive was his sincerity and simplicity as much as his presence in big budget productions. This understanding of acting, which is far from exaggeration and can give meaning to a look or silence, has made him a valuable part of not only Bollywood but also world cinema. Khan, who was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, neuroendocrine tumor, in 2018, died on April 29, 2020, after a long treatment process. This unique actor, who passed away at the age of 53, continues to live with the traces he left and the stories he told.
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