Mumbai: The Bollywood actor, Irrfan Khan, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai for a colon infection on Tuesday
Irrfan Khan had contributed not only in Bollywood but also in Hollywood. He passed away at the age of 54 and he was suffering from tumor and because of ill health, he was admitted in Kokilaben hospital before two days. He suffered from colon infection and passed away.
His wife, Sutapa Sikdar and his two sons were there with him in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital when he was admitted in ICU. Irrfan Khan, an amazing actor was diagnosed with tumor in February 2018 and he had declared his tumor in March 2020. In his last fild English medium, he had faced many challenges because of this illness but he fought like a soldier and completed the film in spite of ill health.
The actor’s team officially confirmed the news with a statement:
‘I trust, I have surrendered,’ these were the some of the many words that Irrfan expressed in a heart felt note he wrote in 2018 opening up about his fight with cancer. And a man of few words and an actor of silent expressions with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on screen. It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away. Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him. After having been struck by lightning in 2018 with the news of a rare cancer, he took life soon after as it came and he fought the many battles that came with it. Surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about, he left for heaven abode, leaving behind truly a legacy of his own. We all pray and hope that he is at peace. And to resonate and part with his words he had said, ‘As if I was tasting life for the first time, the magical side of it’.
“My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and fought and fought. I will always be proud of you.. we shall meet again.. condolences to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, Sutapa you gave everything possible in this fight. Peace and Om shanti. Irfaan Khan salute.”, Bollywood filmmaker Shoojit Sircar had offered his condolences on Twitter.
Irrfan Khan is known for a range of successful films and his performances in them, such as Paan Singh Tomar, The Lunchbox, Haider, Piku, Hindi Medium, among others. He was also part of Hollywood outings such as Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, Inferno, Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man, etc.