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Irrfan Khan, star of “Slumdog Millionaire”: complications after a colon infection
Irrfan Khan became known in Germany through films like “Slumdog Millionär” or “Life of Pi”. Now the Indian actor is dead. According to the German press agency, at 53, he is said to have died of complications after a colon infection. The dpa has a spokesperson for the hospital in Mumbai. Khan was diagnosed with cancer in 2018. Just a few days ago, according to Indian media reports, Khan lost his mother Sayeeda Begum at the age of 95. The actor was married and had two children.
Irrfan Khan was internationally recognized
He was considered one of the best actors in India. After several small and largely unsuccessful productions, Khan made his breakthrough in 2001 with a lead role in the historical film “The Warrior”. He played his first lead role in Bollywood four years later, before Hollywood and the European film world realized the charismatic actor.
He appeared in hit movies like “Slumdog Millionaire” in “Life of Pi – Shipwreck with Tiger” portrayed the adult Pi Patel. In recent years he has also had success with the American productions “Inferno” and the fourth part of the series “Jurassic Park”.
Fans and colleagues say goodbye through social networks
News of the actor’s death is spreading fast online. Fans and colleagues cry on Twitter and company
Actor Ram Charan writes that the film world has lost a gem and ennobles Khan as a legend.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan: “An incredible talent … a friendly colleague”
Fans mourn “man without hating”
Irrfan Khan was not only very popular with his colleagues, but also had a broad fan base behind him. According to a Twitter user, he was a “man without hatred”. Thousands of tweets about the actor’s death are currently spreading under #irrfankhan. It was a loss for the cinema and for the nation.
