IRRFAN KHAN
January 7, 1967 – April 29, 2020
Tonk, Rajasthan, India
53 years old
“I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.”
— Big Tom Callahan (Brian Dennehy) in “Tommy Boy”
Most of Irrfan Khan’s career was spent in India, but it’s his American work that caught my attention. The first thing I remember seeing him in was also my favorite of his performances, as the police inspector in the Oscar-nominated Danny Boyle film “Slumdog Millionaire.” He would eventually land roles like the adult version of Pi in Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning film “Life Of Pi.” Plus, one cannot forget his memorable roles in genre films like “Jurassic World” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Despite me only knowing his role in America cinema, the man had a long, illustrious career. He leaves behind two children and his film producer wife, Sutapa Sikdar.
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
LAST PERFORMANCE SEEN
BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE
BIGGEST AWARD WIN
IRRFAN KHAN’S FILMOGRAPHY
| 1988 | Salaam Bombay! | Letter writer | |
| 1989 | Kamla Ki Maut | Ajit | |
| 1990 | Drishti | Rahul | |
| 1990 | Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Amulya | |
| 1991 | Pita (The Father) | Dr. Sen | |
| 1992 | Mujhse Dosti Karoge | Mir Hassan | |
| 1993 | Karamati Coat | Jaggu | |
| 1994 | The Cloud Door (short) | Irfan | |
| 1994 | Vaade Iraade | Naresh Tripathi | |
| 1994 | Purush | — | |
| 1995 | Adhura | — | |
| 1997 | Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One | Inspector Khan | |
| 1998 | Such a Long Journey | Gustad’s dad | |
| 1998 | Bada Din | Police Inspector | |
| 1999 | The Goal | Anupam Singh | |
| 2000 | Ghaath | Mamu / Romesh Bhagwat Dogra | |
| 2001 | Kasoor | Public Prosecutor Nitin Mehta | |
| 2001 | The Warrior | Lafcadia – Warrior | |
| 2002 | Kali Salwar | Shankar | |
| 2002 | Gunaah | Digvijay Pandey | |
| 2002 | Pratha | Priest Ninni Pandey | |
| 2002 | Haathi ka Anda | Badruddin | |
| 2002 | Bokshu, The Myth | High priest | |
| 2003 | Dhund: The fog | Ajit Khurana | |
| 2003 | Haasil | Ranvijay Singh | |
| 2003 | Supari | Baba | |
| 2003 | Footpath | Sheikh | |
| 2003 | The Bypass (short) | Policeman | |
| 2003 | Maqbool | Maqbool | |
| 2004 | Charas: A Joint Operation | Randhir Singh Rathore | |
| 2004 | Aan: Men at Work | Yusuf Pathan | |
| 2004 | Shadows of Time | Yani Mishra | |
| 2004 | Road to Ladakh (short) | Terrorist | |
| 2005 | Rog | Inspector Uday Rathore | |
| 2005 | Chehraa | Chandranath Diwan | |
| 2005 | Chocolate | Pipi | |
| 2005 | 7½ Phere | Manoj | |
| 2005 | The Film | Shamim Bhai (voice) | |
| 2005 | Dubai Return | Aftab Angrez | |
| 2006 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | Salim Rajabali | |
| 2006 | The Killer | Vikram / Roopchand Swaroopchand Solanki | |
| 2006 | The Namesake | Ashoke | |
| 2006 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Krish Vaidya | |
| 2006 | Sainikudu | Pappu Yadav | |
| 2006 | Mr. 100% | Mr. Perfect | |
| 2007 | Partition | Avtar | English |
| 2007 | Life in a… Metro | Monty | |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Zeeshan Kazmi | English |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | The Father | English |
| 2007 | Apna Asmaan | Ravi Kumar | |
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | Farooque – Najma’s husband | |
| 2007 | The Namesake | Ashoke Ganguli | English |
| 2008 | Tulsi | Suraj | |
| 2008 | Sunday | Kumar | |
| 2008 | One Two Three | Narrator | |
| 2008 | Krazzy 4 | Dr. Mukherjee | |
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Thomas | |
| 2008 | Chamku | Vishal Kapoor | |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Police Inspector | English |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You (Segment “Mira Nair”) | Mansukhbhai | English |
| 2008 | Dil Kabaddi | Samit | |
| 2009 | Billu | Billu / Vilas Pardesi | |
| 2009 | New York | Roshan (FBI Official) | |
| 2009 | Acid Factory | Kaizar | |
| 2010 | Right Yaaa Wrong | Vinay Patnaik | |
| 2010 | Knock Out | Bacchoo / Tony Khosla | |
| 2010 | Hisss | Inspector Vikram Gupta | |
| 2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | Arun | |
| 2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Wasiullah Khan a.k.a. Musafir | |
| 2011 | Thank You | Vikram | |
| 2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | Paan Singh Tomar | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Dr. Rajit Ratha | English |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | Adult Piscine Molitor Patel (“Pi”) | English |
| 2013 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Indrajeet Singh | |
| 2013 | The Lunchbox | Saajan Fernandes | |
| 2013 | Meridian Lines | Devraj | |
| 2013 | D-Day | Wali Khan | |
| 2013 | Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost | Umber Singh | |
| 2014 | Gunday | A.C.P. Satyajeet Sarkar | |
| 2014 | The Xpose | Alec D’Costa | |
| 2014 | Haider | Roohdaar | |
| 2015 | Piku | Rana Chaudhary | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Simon Masrani | English |
| 2015 | Jazbaa | Youhan | |
| 2015 | Talvar | Ashwin Kumar | |
| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Baloo (voice) *Hindi dubbed* | |
| 2016 | Madaari | Nirmal Kumar | |
| 2016 | Inferno | Harry “The Provost” Sims | English |
| 2017 | Hindi Medium | Raj Batra | |
| 2017 | Doob: No Bed of Roses | Javed Hasan | |
| 2017 | The Song of Scorpions | Aadam | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Trial | Radhabinod Pal | |
| 2017 | Qarib Qarib Singlle | Yogi | |
| 2018 | Puzzle | Robert | English |
| 2018 | Durga Rani Singh | — | |
| 2018 | Blackmail | Dev Kaushal | |
| 2018 | Karwaan | Shaukat | |
| 2019 | Love Sucks (short) | — | |
| 2020 | Angrezi Medium | Champak Bansal |
IRRFAN KHAN‘S TELEVISION SERIES
| 1985–86 | Shrikant | — | TV Series |
| 1986 | Katha Sagar | — | Episode: “Ward Number 6” |
| 1988 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Abd al-Qadir Bada’uni | 6 Episodes |
| 1991 | Jazeere | Alfred | Television movie |
| 1991 | Kahkashan | Sarwan | 2 Episodes |
| 1991 | Little Eyolf | — | Television movie |
| 1992 | Chanakya | Senapati | TV Series |
| 1992 | Laal Ghaas Par Neele Ghode | Lenin | Television movie |
| 1993 | Shesh Prashn | Shivnaath | TV Series |
| 1993 | Kirdaar | Sarwan | 2 Episodes |
| 1993 | AnuGoonj | — | TV Series |
| 1994 | Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge | — | Episode: “Librarian” |
| 1994 | Humrahi | — | TV Series |
| 1994 | Sara Jahan Hamara | — | TV Series |
| 1994 | Chandrakanta | Badrinath / Somnath | 20 Episodes |
| 1994 | The Great Maratha | Najeeb Khan | 47 Episodes |
| 1995 | Banegi Apni Baat | Kumar | 312 Episodes |
| 1995 | Gumarah | — | TV Series |
| 1996 | Just Mohabbat | Mr. Singh | TV Series |
| 1996 | Safar | — | TV Series |
| 1996 | Tere Mere Sapne | — | TV Series |
| 1997-2000 | Jai Hanuman | Maharishi Valmiki | TV Series |
| 1997 | Naya Daur | — | TV Series |
| 1997 | Bombay Blue | Ramiz | 3 Episodes |
| 1997 | Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji | — | TV Series |
| 1997-98 | Satya | Advocate | TV Series |
| 1998 | Sparsh | — | TV Series |
| 1998 | Gardish | — | TV Series |
| 1998 | Bhanwar | — | TV Series |
| 1998 | X Zone | Magician Rahul | Episode: “Agreement” |
| 1998 | Saturday Suspense: Paheli | — | — |
| 1999 | Star Bestsellers | — | TV Series |
| 1999 | Geeta Rashasya | Kans | — |
| 2000 | Darr | Serial Killer | TV Series |
| 2000 | Govind Aur Ganesh | — | TV Series |
| 2000 | Zameer | — | TV Series |
| 2003 | Ssshhhh…Koi Hai | Amar | Episode: “Mumkin” |
| 2003 | Muqammal | — | TV Series |
| 2004 | Adhikaar | — | Episode: “Adhikaar” |
| 2010 | In Treatment | Sunil Sanyal | 7 Episodes |
| 2016 | Tokyo Trial | Radhabinod Pal | 4 Episodes |
