It was forbidden to watch movies at home. The father did not even buy a TV so that the children do not get spoiled. But when uncle used to come from the city, he would take all the children to the cinema hall to watch the film. It was from here that he fell in love with films and grew up dreaming of becoming a hero. But the parents wanted the son to grow up to become a professor. Illuminate the name of the house. The desire to become a hero increased with age. Meanwhile, suddenly the father’s shadow disappeared from his head. As if there was a thunderclap. Dreams were seen to be shattered. But the courage of the younger brother gave him courage and he set out on a journey in which there was a lot of struggle. But it is said that if the intention is strong then a person can shatter even a rock. High spirits and strong intentions made him the Irfan of Bollywood. Yes, Irrfan Khan. Today is the death anniversary of Bollywood’s finest actor.
Irrfan Khan started his career with a small role in the 1988 film ‘Salaam Bombay’. But after this film there was a long struggle. After the release of the first film, he was offered only small roles in films. During this, he did many small roles in more than a dozen films. But the film Haasil, released in the year 2003, changed both the condition and direction of his career. The very next year, the film ‘Maqbool’ was released, which took Irrfan’s career to a height. His performance in the Bengali film ‘The Namesake’ released in the year 2006 was highly praised. He also received the Best Supporting Actor Award for this film. After this, he was awarded the National Award for the films ‘Life in a Metro’ (2007) and ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ (2011).
Films like ‘The Lunchbox’ (2013), ‘Piku’ (2015) and ‘Talvar’ (2015) gave a new dimension to his career, after which his fame reached the international level. He also acted in Hollywood movies like ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012), ‘Life of Pi’ (2012), ‘Jurassic World’ (2015), ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) and ‘Inferno’ (2016) . Irrfan was a walking school of acting. Whatever character he got, he used to put his life in it. He studied acting from National School of Drama Delhi. He was influenced by Nasruddin Shah and Dilip Kumar since childhood. Wanted to act like him. But he thought how a person who looked like him would become a hero. One day he saw Mithun Chakraborty’s film, after that he was convinced that he too can become a hero. irfan_650_042923110947.jpgLet’s know about those five films which are proof of Irrfan’s strong performance…
- Paan Singh Tomar
IMDb Rating – 8.2/10
Where can you watch – Netflix
Speciality- From where to where the situation takes a person. The story of an athlete born in a poor household and becoming a dacoit is interesting.
‘Paan Singh Tomar’, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, was released in the year 2012. It depicts the story of a youth who joins the army due to poverty, runs to eradicate hunger, wins a medal for the country, but suddenly picks up a gun and becomes a dacoit. The film is based on a true incident. The story and dialogues of this film were very much liked by the people. It is said to be the best example of Irrfan’s acting. This dialogue became very famous, ‘Dacoits are sitting in Parliament, I am a rebel’.
Starcast- Irrfan Khan, Mahi Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director- Tigmanshu Dhulia
- The Lunch Box
IMDb Rating – 7.8/10
Where can you watch – Netflix
Speciality- It is not necessary that relations are connected only with those whom we have, many times relations are formed without seeing, without meeting. A film explaining the importance of relationships.
The film ‘The Lunchbox’, directed by Ritesh Batra, was released in the year 2013. This film is the story of two such people who have never met each other, but still started liking each other. Know. It is said that whatever path you follow, your destination always finds you. No matter how hard you try to run away, your steps will stop where it is written in your destiny. Something similar happens with the hero and heroine of this film, who meet each other due to a mistake by a coachman.
Starcast- Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bharti Achrekar and Nimrat Kaur
Director- Ritesh Batra
- Maqbool
IMDb Rating – 8/10
Where can you watch – Disney Plus Hotstar
Speciality- Such a story of human relationships created on the background of the underworld script, which teaches everyone a lesson.
Maqbool, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, was based on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. In this film, Pankaj Kapoor played the character of Jehangir aka Abbaji, which was very important for the film. Irrfan Khan played the role of Miyan Maqbool in the film. Which was Robinhood. Tabu, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah and Piyush Mishra were also in important roles along with Pankaj and Irrfan. This film is remembered for the excellent performance of all the actors. It had received many awards.
Starcast- Pankaj Kapur, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Moushumi Makhija
Director- Vishal Bhardwaj
- achieved
IMDb Rating – 7.6/10
Where can you watch – Amazon Prime Video
Speciality- Based on student politics, this film accurately described the musclemen who became leaders from criminals in Purvanchal.
The film ‘Haasil’, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, was released in the year 2003. Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Ashutosh Rana, Rajpal Yadav and Harshita Bhatt are in important roles in this crime drama film. Haasil is Irrfan’s only film in which he appeared in a negative character. Irrfan also received the Filmfare Award for Best Negative Role for this film. Regarding the casting of the film, Tigmanshu had once said that if Irrfan was not there, it would not have been achieved. Tigmanshu and Irrfan met at the National School of Drama. It was here that he saw Irrfan’s acting and had made up his mind that whenever he made his first film, he would take Irrfan in the lead role.
Starcast- Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Hrishita Bhatt and Ashutosh Rana
Director- Tigmanshu Dhulia
