Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan Wiki

Real Name: Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan
Birth Place: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Birth Date: November 30, 1962
Occupation: Actor, Art Department, Producer

Irrfan Khan Biography

Irfan Khan is from Jaipur, 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.

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