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TopicIrrfan Khan

Topic: Irrfan Khan

People think Irrfan was intimidating. I want to write about his funny side—wife Sutapa Sikdar

At the launch of the book, Irrfan: A Life In Movies, Khan's wife Sutapa Sikdar, son Babil, writer-producer Shailaja Kejriwal, and actor-poet Danish Hussain were in a conversation with film critic and author Shubhra Gupta at The Quorum in Mumbai.

Irrfan was no prisoner to image. He singlehandedly lifted the status of ‘character actors’

In ‘Irrfan: A Life in Movies’, film critic Shubhra Gupta engages Bollywood and beyond in conversation about the star’s art, craft, life and legacy.

The Song of Scorpions is an Irrfan Khan superfan movie. But the script is too weak

Film critics questioned why an accomplished Indian actress like Tillotama Shome wasn’t chosen for such a role. Farahani’s acting gives the answer.

Irrfan Khan was an actor, not a showman. That made him the hero Bollywood & Hollywood needed

When the 100-crore club shattered ceilings with their box office hits, Irrfan Khan chose to shatter the fourth wall between his audience and himself.

This 36-episode anthology was a launchpad for directors like Hansal Mehta, Anurag Kashyap

Star Bestsellers blended genres like drama, thriller, comedy and romance and aired from 1999-2000.

Chandrakanta, the show in which Irrfan won hearts four lines at a time

The 1994 Doordarshan show was a supernatural fantasy period drama based on an eponymous 1888 book, considered the first modern Hindi novel.

Our life was a masterclass in acting, learnt to see harmony in cacophony: Irrfan’s family

Wife Sutapa Sikdar and sons Ayan and Babil released a statement about Irrfan Khan's untimely death Wednesday due to cancer. Read the full text here.

Goodbye to ‘Dil waale Kapoor’ and whitewashing hands as coronavirus cure

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Amitabh is ‘destroyed’, Simi mourns her ‘darling’ & Lata holds on to memories of Chintu

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Irrfan’s 8 finest performances and what made them so special

From a rebel athlete to a don’s aide to a clueless man navigating the world of dating apps, Irrfan could do it all.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.