Irrfan Khan passes away: Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, other stars heartbroken by news

impact of Irrfan Khan’s talent and work can be understood in tributes that were showered on him after his demise on Wednesday. t just big names of film industry like Amitabh Bachchan, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar mourned his loss. Apart from Hindi film industry, veterans from South film industries also conveyed ir grief on Twitter.

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Malayalam superstar Mohanlal was ‘extremely saddened’ by news and prayed for actor’s soul to rest in peace.

Mammootty termed it as a ‘sad and huge loss’ to film industry. Malayalam veteran termed him as a ‘great and natural actor’ who was loved worldwide. He also recalled conversation and Irrfan's warmth after sharing st with him at an event.

Chiranjeevi termed it as a ‘terrible news’, calling Irrfan an ‘amazing actor’ recognised worldwide. Telugu veteran added that he could never be replaced, while highlighting his ‘intensity’ and ‘calm demeaur’.

Earlier in day, Kamal Haasan was ar veteran from South film industry who paid tributes to Irrfan. 

Ram Charan, Khushbu Sundar, Rakul Preet Singh, Nivin Pauly, Pooja Hegde, Prakash Raj, were among celebrities from South film industry who shared ir grief on Irrfan’s death.

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Irrfan Khan was laid to rest in Mumbai on Wednesday after his family confirmed his death in morning. He was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital for colon infection where he bread his last.

actor was diagsed with neuroendocrine cancer in 2018 and got treated in UK. After his return from UK, he had starred in Angrezi Medium, that released on March 13.

A National Award for Paan Singh Tomar, Padma Shri hour and roles in Academy-minated Salaam Bombay, which was his debut, and high-profile Hollywood releases like Slumdog Millionaire, Amazing Spider-Man, Life of Pi, Namesake and Infer and critically acclaimed films Haasil. Maqbool, Lunchbox, Talwar, Piku and Hindi Medium were among highlights of his career.

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