Sara Ali Khan mourns Irrfan Khan's untimely demise; 'Lost a great actor at young age'

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away at Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital on Wednesday while battling a rare cancer. He was 53. Remembering actor, Sara Ali Khan, speaking to Republic TV said, "It's very sad that we have lost such a great actor at such a young . I offer my condolences and he will always be remembered." She said that she remembers all his movies and Irrfan is actor she "looks up to."

'Hindi Medium' and 'Life of Pi' are a few of his movies I loved most, Sara added.  actor in 2018 had anunced that he’d been diagsed with a neuroendocrine tumour. 

Irrfan Khan's team anunces actor's demise:

“I trust, I have surrendered”; se were some of many words that Irrfan expressed in a heartfelt te 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 news of him passing away. Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him. After having been struck by lightning in 2018 with news of rare cancer, he took life soon after as it came and he fought many battles that came with it. Surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about, he left for heavenly 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 first time, magical side of it”.

Irrfan Khan was last seen in Angrezi Medium, which released a little over a week before lockdown was imposed in India. In India, his most famous films include his debut, Academy Award-minated Salaam Bombay!, Maqbool (2004), Paan Singh Tomar (2011), Lunchbox (2013), Haider (2014), Gunday (2014), Piku (2015) and Talvar (2015) and Hindi Medium (2017).

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Irrfan was also globally recognised for his performance in films like 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Infer' and 'Life of Pi'. Irrfan was last seen in Angrezi Medium,  last major film to release before COVID-19, and earned praises from celebrities after its digital premiere.

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