Irrfan Khan’s first death anniversary: We bet you didn’t know these facts about ‘Inferno’ star!

New Delhi: The late legendary Indian actor, Irrfan Khan donned many hats. He was not solely a superb actor but in addition carefully linked to his household and roots. Coming from a non-filmy background, Irrfan shocked his followers together with his appearing prowess and unconventional seems. He was a powerhouse of expertise and all the time introduced one thing new and thrilling to deal with his followers. 

Irrfan left us for the heavenly abode on April 29, 2020. He was admitted to Kokilaben hospital as a consequence of a colon an infection a day earlier than he died. The ‘Piku’ actor was affected by a uncommon type of most cancers – Neuroendocrine Tumour – for 2 lengthy years and broke the information of his sickness first on social media. It’s been a yr now, however his reminiscences nonetheless stay recent. 

Today, in his remembrance, let’s share some lesser-known facts about this tremendous versatile actor. 

1. Irrfan belonged to a village named Tonk in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. He was from a zamindar household and in addition had royal connections. 

2. His father all the time needed him to affix the household enterprise however he was eager on changing into a cricketer initially. After receiving a scholarship on the National School of Drama (NSD), he determined to pursue his profession in appearing.

3. His actual identify was Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan. Being part of a movie fraternity the place folks desire shorter names, he selected to maintain ‘Irrfan’ solely and added an additional ‘r’ to it.

4. Irrfan in a number of of his interviews usually shared how despite the fact that he was born in a Pathan household however was by no means actually fascinated by looking or consuming meat.

5. Not many know that the ‘Life of Pi’ actor turned down a serious function within the Hollywood film ‘Interstellar,’ due to his prior commitments for ‘Lunchbox’ and ‘D-Day’. Reports counsel the function demanded him to remain again within the US for at the least 3-4 months.  

Irrfan was fortunately married to his fellow NSD companion Sutapa Sikdar. Together they’ve two sons, Babil and Ayan. Recently, the Academy paid tribute to the ‘Angrezi Medium’ actor. He was featured within the Academy’s ‘In Memorium’ section in the course of the Oscars 2021 ceremony.