Irfan Khan - Overview

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Place of Birth: Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN

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An important figure in Indian film and television since the early 1990s, actor Irrfan Khan brought complexity and depth to lead and supporting roles in Bollywood films like "The Warrior" (2001), "Rog" (2005) and "Billu" (2007) before making the leap to Western entertainment with memorable supporting roles in "A Mighty Heart" (2007), "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008) and the HBO series "In Treatment" (2008-2010). For over a decade, Khan toiled as a character actor on television series and in independent features, essaying men whose intense emotions often contrasted sharply with their reserved outer shells; after his breakthrough as a feudal mercenary who suffers a crisis of conscience in the award-winning "Warrior," he moved into more significant parts, eventually making the leap to leading man with the noir-influenced "Rog" (2005). His unconventional looks and heartfelt performances, which won critical notices around the globe, made an impact on the leading men of the day, who began to move away from the traditional Bollywood fluff and focus on grittier work to reap th... Read More

Filmography (27)

The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (2012)

Chillar Party (2011)

Thank You (2011)

7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

Hisss (2010)

Right Yaaa Wrong (2010)

Photos (1)

Milestones (16)

2010
Portrayed a widower from Calcutta who recently moved to Brooklyn in season three of HBO's "In Treatment"

2009
Cast as the eponymous barber, opposite Indian actor, Shah Rukh Khan in "Billu"

2009
Co-starred with Natalie Portman in a segment of "New York, I Love You" directed by Mira Nair

2008
Portrayed the interrogator in the Oscar winning film, "Slumdog Millionaire"

2007
Had a small role in Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited"

2007
Cast as a Pakistani police captain in "A Mighty Heart"

2006
Re-teamed with director Mira Nair to play the remote immigrant father in "The Namesake"

Photos From Last Movie (7)