Director Mira Nair recalls casting Irrfan Khan in "The Namesake," appreciating his initial unfamiliarity with the US. She ensured his Bengali immigrant accent was authentic by introducing him to ...

Irrfan Khan died of a neuroendocrine tumour (NET) — the 'forgotten cancer' — earlier today, April 29. The cancer is rare and often misdiagnosed as other common ailments like IBS, asthma or ...

Irrfan Khan remained connected to his roots and maintained humility even after achieving stardom. He cherished his visits to Jaipur, where he interacted with neighbors and enjoyed flying kites.

The late Irrfan Khan is the only Indian actor that has been listed in The Independent’s list of 60 best actors of the 21 st century. The list is topped by the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman ...

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away at the age of 54 on April 29. The legacy left in his wake is littered with iconic dialogues that shed a harsh light on the realities of life. Here's are the ...

Irrfan is among Bollywood's most versatile actors. After being largely unnoticed in the 1990s, he got his break in the 2005 film Rog. Since then, Khan has done a variety of lead roles as well as ...

Abhishek Chaubey’s Ishqiya didn’t just make waves—it significantly shaped the careers of Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi, and Naseeruddin Shah. For Naseeruddin Shah, it marked a rare opportunity ...

In 'The Namesake', Khan and Tabu played Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, first-generation immigrants from West Bengal to the US.

to be Khan's standard for his role's accent in the film. "... But then we had a Bengali caterer on the sets of 'The Namesake'... Slowly Irrfan began to sound like the caterer, which was much ...