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Irrfan Khan
Birth Name Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, popularly known as Irrfan Khan born 30 November 1962, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Irfan Khan is from Bhopal, India. He was studying for his M.A. degree when he snagged a fellowship at (NSD) National School of Drama in 1984. After graduating in 1987, he moved to Mumbai. Theater and television kept him afloat till he appeared in a small role in Mira Nair's in "Salaam Bombay" since Khan was responsible for the acting-workshops for the children of the film.
He continued to dabble in television making impacts on various soaps and tele-historicals series. To break away from television Irfan featured in few main stream movies but none of them were a box-office success.
But things changed when London based director Asif Kapadia gave him the lead in "The Warrior". An historical film completed in 11 weeks on the locals in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
"The Warrior" stormed in international film festivals making Irfan Khan a noticed actor. His first Bollywood main lead role came in the movie "Rog".
He is married to writer Sutapa Sikdar who's also a NSD graduate and they have a son named Babil. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451234/bio
Career:
After graduating in 1987, Khan moved to Mumbai, where he acted in numerous television serials like Chanakya, Bharat Ek Khoj, Sara Jahan Hamara, Banegi Apni Baat, Chandrakanta (Doordarshan), "AnooGoonj" on Doordarshan" Star Bestsellers (Star Plus), and Sparsh. He was the main villain in a series called Darr (which aired on Star Plus), where he played the role of a psycho serial killer, opposite Kay Kay Menon. He also played the role of famous revolutionary Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India Makhdoom Mohiuddin in Kahkashan produced by Ali Sardar Jafri.
He acted in some of the episodes of Star Bestsellers (aired on Star-Plus). In one of the episodes, his role was of a parchoon shopkeeper who has a misconception that his landlord's wife is trying to seduce him and it turns out that his own wife (Tisca Chopra) is cheating on him. In the other one, he played the role of an office-accountant who, after being insulted by his female boss, took revenge. He also appeared in a serial called Bhanvar (aired on SET India) for two episodes. In one episode, he performed the role of a thug who somehow lands in court, where he presents himself as a lawyer.
Theatre and television kept him afloat until Mira Nair offered him a cameo in Salaam Bombay (1988) though his role was edited out in the final film.
In the 1990s he appeared in the critically acclaimed film Ek Doctor Ki Maut and Such a Long Journey (1998) and various other films which went unnoticed.
After many unsuccessful films, things changed when London-based director Asif Kapadia gave him the lead in The Warrior, a historical film completed in 11 weeks on location in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. In 2001 The Warrior opened in international film festivals, making Irrfan Khan a known face.
In 2003 he acted in Indian born writer-director, Asvin Kumar's short film, "Road to Ladakh". After the film received rave reviews[7] at international festivals, the film is now being made into a full length feature, again starring Irrfan Khan.[8] That same year he played the title role in the critically acclaimed Maqbool, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
His first Bollywood main lead role came in 2005 with film Rog. Thereafter he appeared in several films either playing the leading role or a supporting role as a villain. In 2004 he won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in film Haasil.
In 2007, he appeared in the box office hits Metro, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, and The Namesake. They were closely followed by his appearance in the international films A Mighty Heart and The Darjeeling Limited.
Even after becoming a successful actor in Bollywood, he has not severed his ties with television. He anchored a show Mano Ya Na Mano (airing on Star One). He hosted another programme named Kyaa Kahein which was similar to Mano Ya Na Mano.
In 2008, he was featured as a narrator in an Arts Alliance production, id - Identity of the Soul. The performance toured worldwide, with tens of thousands turning out to see the event as it toured the West Bank. He also plays the police inspector in the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he and the cast of the movie won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
In 2009, he featured in the film Acid Factory. Khan has stated that he wants to do more and more action films in the future.[9] He also appeared as an FBI agent in New York and as a Gujarati diamond merchant in New York, I Love You. His future films include Paan Singh Tomar in which he will essay the role of real-life Rajput runner Paan Singh Tomar.
He recently worked on the third season of the HBO series In Treatment, enacting the part of Sunil, who is finding it difficult to come to terms with his wife's death and loneliness after moving to New York, USA.
Khan said in an IGN interview that he will be playing a character named Nels Van Atter in the 2012 Spider-Man reboot, also the true identity of Proto-Goblin, an adversary of Spider-man.[10]
Awards
Wins
2003: Filmfare Best Villain Award - Haasil
2007: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - Life in a Metro
2008: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
2011: Padma Shri[11]
Nominations
2007: Independent Spirit Award: Best Supporting Male - The Namesake
2008: Stardust Best Supporting Actor Award - The Namesake
2008: IIFA Award: IIFA Best Supporting Actor - Life in a Metro
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Irrfan Khan - filmography
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Paan Singh Tomar
(2012)
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
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A humble farmer, a loyal army man, an outstanding athlete and, finally a bold dacoitthis is what you know of Paan Singh Tomar, which is not all. Brace yourself to witness the life changing incidents occurring in Paan Singhs life which have been under wraps till now. For the first time ever we ..read more »

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The Amazing Spider-Man
(2012)
Director: Marc Webb
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Spider-Man is rebooted in this return to the early days of Peter Parker.

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from 57 members
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7 Khoon Maaf
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Certificate: 
The romantic misadventures of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, a beautiful lass who over the course of thirty-five odd years, gets married seven times due to the untimely and mysterious deaths of half a dozen of her hapless husbands. The strange circumstances of their deaths, makes Susanna a prime accused.

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from 193 members
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In Treatment - Season 3
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest
Director: Paris Barclay, Ali Selim, Jim McKay
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Based on the hit Israeli drama 'Be Tipul', this unconventional TV series follows a therapist, Paul (Gabriel Byrne), whose patients are steadily becoming more than he can handle. Each have their dark secrets, hidden traumas, and violent battles raging within. Among them are Laura (Melissa George), ..read more »

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Knock-Out
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Kangna Ranaut, Irrfan Khan
Director: Mani Shankar
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Sanjay Dutt plays a new age lone ranger who has the latest weapons and gadgets at his fingertips. He is a man who trusts and depends on no one. Working alone, he effortlessly uses his wit, his skills at hand to hand combat and his love for stealth technology, to manipulate and trap his elusive ..read more »

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from 190 members
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Thank You
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol
Director: Anees Bazmee
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Raj, Yogi and Vikram - best friends, business partners, serial womanizers and happily married! Happy, because their lovely wives have no clue that their husbands cheat on them with every pretty young thing they can lay their eyes on. This picture perfect world is rocked when Raj's wife, Sanjana ..read more »

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New York
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Kabir Khan
Certificate: 
"New York" is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives... forever. "New York" is one such ..read more »

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Slumdog Millionaire
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto
Director: Danny Boyle
Certificate: 
Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20-million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the ..read more »

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Billu Barber
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Lara Dutta
Director: Priyadarshan
Certificate: 
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Billu Barber is a story of a simple ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. Bilas Rao Pardesi was living in his village with his wife Bindiya and two great kids. Life was bitter sweet, but one day, a superstar came into their lives and everything changed. The people around him changed, life ..read more »

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Billu Barber - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Lara Dutta
Director: Priyadarshan
Certificate: 
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Billu Barber is a story of a simple ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. Bilas Rao Pardesi was living in his village with his wife Bindiya and two great kids. Life was bitter sweet, but one day, a superstar came into their lives and everything changed. The people around him changed, life ..read more »

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New York - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Kabir Khan
Certificate: 
"New York" is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives... forever. "New York" is one such ..read more »

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Acid Factory
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Dino Morea
Director: Suparn Verma
Certificate: 
Our memory is the source of all emotions. It is also the source of our guilt. What if a killer would wake up one day with his memory erased? Would his crimes cease to exist? What if an innocent wakes up one with his memory erased and perceives himself to be a criminal? Would that change his ..read more »

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Krazzy 4
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Arshad Warsi, Dia Mirza
Director: Jaideep Sen
Certificate: 
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It's a mad, mad, mad world out there. Someone's nutty about money. Someone's deranged by power. Someone's cracked with stress. Someone's unhinged by overwork. Someone's insanely in love. It's a mad, mad, mad world out there, and everybody's worried they're going bananas--except the Krazzy 4 because ..read more »

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Slumdog Millionaire - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal
Director: Danny Boyle
Certificate: 
Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20-million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the ..read more »

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Dil Kabaddi
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna
Director: Anil Senior
Certificate: 
Caught in the web of post-marital boredom and the irresistible temptation of lurking out of the relationship for some fun, Dil Kabaddi tackles the journey of two modern day couples in urban India, Samit and Mita & Rishi and Simi.

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Chamku
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Ritesh Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Arshad Warsi
Director: Kabeer Kaushik
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Inspired from real life incidents, the film depicts the journey of a male Naxalite from the southern interiors of Bihar, tutored under a covert governmental program & trained to kill. Chandramohan Singh urf CHAMKU. This is his story set in real time. A brutal past Kill - or - be - killed fights. ..read more »

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A Mighty Heart - HD
(2007)
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Will Patton
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Certificate: 
A MIGHTY HEART tells the harrowing true story of WALL STREET JOURNAL reporter Daniel Pearl who, in 2002, was kidnapped and executed in Pakistan by Islamic fundamentalists. Based on the memoirs of Daniel's widow, Mariane Pearl (played here with great sensitivity by Angelina Jolie), the film centres ..read more »

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7 ˝ Phere
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Juhi Chawla, Manoj Pahwa
Director: Isshaan Trivedi
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All marriages have 7 phere. But this one has a half extra. Director Isshaan Trivedi’s movie 7 1/2 Phere is a fun flick that takes a look into a household filled with colorful characters amid marriage preparations. The film has Juhi playing Asmi Ganatra, a first-time director who has been given the ..read more »

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Right Yaaa Wrong
on DVD
Starring: Nilanjana Bhattacharya, Shaurya Chauhan, Sunny Deol
Director: Neeraj Pathak
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Right Yaaa Wrong is a story of two cops, Ajay Singh (Sunny Deol) and ACP Rane (Irrfan Khan), where an intense rivalry leads them on a battle for supremacy. Ajay's wife (Isha Koppikar) is found brutally murdered. Ajay is the prime suspect and his nemesis ACP Rane is heading the case. Radhika (..read more »

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