Indian star Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53 after being admitted to a Mumbai hospital this week due to a colon infection. The sad news has been confirmed to us by the actor’s representatives.
The Life Of Pi, The Lunchbox and Jurassic World actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018 but continued to act.
A moving statement from Khan’s family to Indian media read: “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.”
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The news has been met with a flood of industry condolences. Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan called Khan “an incredible talent” and “a gracious colleague”:
