Irrfan khan: Was a popular Indian actor

Irrfan Khan was a popular Indian actor and producer. He was the first and only Indian actor to be awarded with Academy Awards for the drama films ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008), and ‘Life of Pi’ (2012). In 2011, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri Award. Irrfan Khan . Actor: The Lunchbox. Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan , in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto-speaking Muslim family. Khan 's mother, Begum Khan , was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan , from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business. The Khan family name comes from Turkish and Mongol languages and mean "king" or great leader. Descendants of Genghis Khan (13th... Learn about the life and achievements of Irrfan Khan , the versatile actor who starred in Hindi, British and Hollywood films. Find out his date of birth, death, family, education, hobbies, controversies and more. Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor, director and producer who starred in acclaimed films such as The Lunchbox, Paan Singh Tomar and Slumdog Millionaire. He died in 2020 after battling a neuroendocrine tumor.