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Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor whose career lasted more than three decades. Born in Tonk, Rajasthan, he grew up in Tonk and Jaipur and trained at the National School of Drama. He made his film debut in a small role in Salaam Bombay! (1988) and spent years struggling before the British film The Warrior (2001). His breakthrough as a lead came with Haasil (2003) and Maqbool (2004). His title role in Paan Singh Tomar (2011) brought him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and he gained acclaim for The Namesake (2006) and Life in a... Metro (2007). He appeared in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Life of Pi (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016), and in the television series In Treatment (2010). Later roles included Piku (2015), Talvar (2015) and Hindi Medium (2017), which won him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Angrezi Medium (2020) was his final film.

53years old at death

  • Born Tonk
  • Died Mumbai
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, Irrfan, Irfan Khan and Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
32 years1988 to 2020

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    After finishing at NSD in 1987, Khan made his debut in Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! with a minor role, though the final cut trimmed his scenes.

  2. Big break

    Irrfan Khan credited The Warrior, in which Asif Kapadia cast him as the lead, with preventing him from giving up his acting career.

  3. Early training

    Irrfan Khan studied acting at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, joining in 1984 after completing his MA in Jaipur.

  4. A change of course

    In his early days in Mumbai, Irrfan Khan took a job fixing air conditioners. While doing that work, he went to the home of Rajesh Khanna, the actor who inspired him, in 1984.

Irrfan Khan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Life of Pi2012 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Adult Pi Patel

    IMDb rating 7.9706K votes

  2. Jurassic World2015 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Masrani

    IMDb rating 6.9738K votes

  3. Slumdog Millionaire2008as Police Inspector

    IMDb rating 8.0916K votes

  4. The Amazing Spider-Man2012as Rajit Ratha

    IMDb rating 7.0788K votes

  5. Inferno2016as Harry Sims

    IMDb rating 6.2205K votes

  6. The Lunchbox2013as Saajan Fernandes

    IMDb rating 7.870K votes

  7. Talvar2015as Ashwin Kumar

    IMDb rating 8.144K votes

  8. The Darjeeling Limited2007as The Father

    IMDb rating 7.2239K votes

Most often with

Vishal Bhardwaj directed two of these films, Mira Nair two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tabu, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with TabuKonkona Sen Sharma, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Konkona Sen SharmaNawazuddin Siddiqui, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Nawazuddin SiddiquiPriyanka Chopra, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Priyanka ChopraKareena Kapoor Khan, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kareena Kapoor KhanPankaj Tripathi, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Pankaj TripathiVishal BhardwajDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Vishal BhardwajMira NairDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mira Nair

Films together

  • Tabu4 films together, 2006 to 2015
    Tabu's page
    • Talvar2015IMDb rating 8.1Khan as Ashwin KumarTabu as Reema Kumar
    • Haider2014IMDb rating 8.0Khan as RoohdaarTabu as Ghazala Meer
    • Life of Pi2012IMDb rating 7.9Khan as Adult Pi PatelTabu as Gita Patel
    • The Namesake2006IMDb rating 7.5Khan as AshokeTabu as Ashima
  • Konkona Sen Sharma4 films together, 2007 to 2015
    Konkona Sen Sharma's page
    • Talvar2015IMDb rating 8.1Khan as Ashwin KumarSharma as Nutan Tandon
    • 7 Khoon Maaf2011IMDb rating 6.3Khan as Wasiullah Khan (3rd husband)Sharma as Nandini Kumar
    • Aaja Nachle2007IMDb rating 6.2Khan as FaruqSharma as Anokhi
    • Life in a Metro2007IMDb rating 7.4Khan as MontySharma as Shruti Ghosh
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui3 films together, 2007 to 2013
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui's page
    • The Lunchbox2013IMDb rating 7.8Khan as Saajan FernandesSiddiqui as Shaikh
    • Paan Singh Tomar2012IMDb rating 8.2Khan as Paan Singh TomarSiddiqui as Gopi Jadav
    • Aaja Nachle2007IMDb rating 6.2Khan as FaruqSiddiqui as Dhan Kuber
  • Priyanka Chopra2 films together, 2011 to 2014
    Priyanka Chopra's page
    • Gunday2014IMDb rating 2.8Khan as Satyajeet SarkarChopra as Nandita Sengupta
    • 7 Khoon Maaf2011IMDb rating 6.3Khan as Wasiullah Khan (3rd husband)Chopra as Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes(Priyanka Chopra)
  • Kareena Kapoor Khan2 films together, 2009 to 2020
    Kareena Kapoor Khan's page
    • Angrezi Medium2020IMDb rating 7.2Khan as Champak BansalKhan as Naina Kohli
    • Billu2009IMDb rating 6.5Khan as BilluKhan as Sahir Khan's Heroine
  • Pankaj Tripathi2 films together, 2014 to 2020
    Pankaj Tripathi's page
    • Angrezi Medium2020IMDb rating 7.2Khan as Champak BansalTripathi as Travel agent Tony
    • Gunday2014IMDb rating 2.8Khan as Satyajeet SarkarTripathi as Lateef
  • Vishal BhardwajDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
    • Haider2014IMDb rating 8.0Khan as Roohdaar
    • 7 Khoon Maaf2011IMDb rating 6.3Khan as Wasiullah Khan (3rd husband)
  • Mira NairDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 2006
    All films by Mira Nair
  • Also two films together17 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Irrfan Khan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.8 billion

21 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Jurassic World2015as Masrani$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Jurassic World2015as Masrani
    $1.7B43.4% of the total
  2. 2
    The Amazing Spider-Man2012as Rajit Ratha
    $759M19.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Life of Pi2012as Adult Pi Patel
    $609M15.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Slumdog Millionaire2008as Police Inspector
    $378M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Inferno2016as Harry Sims
    $220M5.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Hindi Medium2017as Raj Batra
    $52M1.4% of the total
  7. 7
    The Darjeeling Limited2007as The Father
    $24M0.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Piku2015as Rana
    $22M0.6% of the total
The Namesake (2006), $20.4 millionA Mighty Heart (2007), $18.9 millionThe Lunchbox (2013), $17.2 millionHaider (2014), $11.5 millionBillu (2009), $10.0 millionNew York, I Love You (2008), $10.0 millionSalaam Bombay! (1988), $7.4 millionAaja Nachle (2007), $3.8 millionKarwaan (2018), $3.5 million7 Khoon Maaf (2011), $2.9 millionLife in a Metro (2007), $2.9 millionPuzzle (2018), $2.3 millionSupari (2003), $361,618

$111 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 2011 to 2014.

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Irrfan Khan's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014Asian Film Award for Best ActorThe LunchboxWon
2012CNN-News18 Indian of the YearWon
2011Padma Shri in artsWon
Filmfare Award for Best ActorHindi MediumWon
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative RoleHaasilWon
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActorLife in a... MetroWon
Filmfare Critics Award for Best ActorPaan Singh TomarWon
National Film Award for Best ActorPaan Singh TomarWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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