Irfan Khan: A big dreamer, an anti-traditional artist
Irfan Khan: A big dreamer, an anti-traditional artist
In 1988, when Meera Nair's film 'Salam Bombay' was making waves all over the world, hardly anyone considered the 18-20 year old skinny boy working in it who appears on the screen for a few seconds. ۔
Actor Irfan Khan played a small role of a boy writing letters to people sitting on the side of the road in this film and also spoke a few dialogues.
"It's just ten lines. It will cost 50 paise to write further. Find out the mother's name. '
People saw Irfan Khan on the movie screen for the first time and forgot but hardly anyone knew that this actor would go on to make a name not only in India but all over the world
Born in Jaipur in 1966, Irfan Khan spent his childhood in the small town of Tonk. This city was small but Irfan's dreams were big.
Irfan, who has been naturally interested in storytelling since childhood, has turned to films, especially Naseeruddin Shah's films.
In an interview given to Rajya Sabha TV in India, Irfan told a story of his youth and said that 'Mithan Chakraborty's film' Margiya 'had come. Someone said that your face resembles that of Mithan. I just thought I could work in movies too. For many days, I used to go around making hair like Mithan.
Irfan himself was about to become a trend-setting actor and he did not know this in his youth.
Irfan himself was an ear of skill. Especially in an industry where actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are famous
While he has made it to the list of the most capable actors in Hindi cinema, he has also acted in Hollywood films like Life of Pi, The Semi-Sec, Slim Dog Millionaire, The Mighty Heart, The Amazing Spider-Man. ۔
And on this trip he had the opportunity to work with directors from Ang Lee and Myra Nair to Anis Bazmi and Shojit Sarkar.
Irfan himself was an ear of skill. Especially in an industry where actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are famous.
Whether it is the art of acting with eyes, the natural skill of dialogue, the ability to go from a romantic character to a dacoit, it is not easy to find another artist like Irfan Khan.
For example, the role of a dacoit in his film Pan Singh Tomar, as he brings together a sense of innocence, forgetfulness, pain, humiliation and rebellion, can only be done by an extraordinary actor.
Disappointed with the system, the gun-wielding rebel says, "There are rebels in the crowd, there are robbers in Parliament," and the whole theater resounds with applause. Not only did the applause resound on the dialogue, but with his acting, Irfan Khan assured the audience that what was being said in the dialogue was true, even if they knew it was not true.
Irfan Khan won the National Award for the same film in 2012.
Besides, the role in the film 'Haider' in which he says 'I am also in Jhelum, I am also in Chinar, I am also in Shia, I am also in Sunni and I am also a Pandit.' This character who was supposed to be a ghost assures you that he really is and is the voice of your conscience.
In an industry where typecasting is very common, Irfan broke all these traditions.
Or Mian Maqbool, who is caught between the loyalty of Abaji (Pankaj Kapoor) and the love of Nami (Tabu) in the film Maqbool, who kills Abaji and chases after him, but cannot escape from remorse. In the scene where Irfan and Tabu see blood stains on their hands, without saying anything, Irfan conveys feelings of remorse to the viewer.
When he says to Aishwarya Rai in the film 'Jazba', 'There is love, that's why he let her go.
This means that the characteristic of Irfan Khan was that in the role he appeared on screen, the people sitting in the theater felt that no one else could have done this role better than him.
In this industry where typecasting is very common, Irfan went on to break all these traditions.
After the film 'Hasil', he started getting all the negative roles, but at the same time, by working in a film like Hindi Medium, he proved once again that he has no answer in comic timing. He was accompanied by Pakistani actress Saba Qamar in the lead role.
If you have seen 'Kareeb Kareeb Single' or 'Peko', then you must have thought that Irfan would be a person of romantic nature in real life. They were, in fact, openly acknowledging this.
But behind Irfan's success was years of anonymity, struggle and a difficult journey on television.
Like many other actors, after studying at the National School of Drama in India, Irfan Khan moved to Mumbai, but found nothing there but minor roles in films.
Irfan Khan has acted in more than 100 Bollywood films
He was in a small role with Pankaj Kapoor in 'Death of a Doctor and Death of Kamala'. Some people will remember that he was seen on television in dramas like 'Galaxy, Blue Horses on Red Grass, India is a Quest, It Will Be Your Own'.
When people noticed him on TV, he played the role of Badrinath in 'Chandrakanta'.
Perhaps it would not be wrong to say that the person who imparted his skills was English filmmaker Asif Kapoor whose 2001 film 'Warrior' went to BAFTA.
It is not that Irfan Khan has not made such films in his career which can be called bad films.
He once said in an interview in London that unless a person experiences right and wrong, how will he understand?
His role in Slim Dog Millionaire was not very big but he said that sometimes you do a role because it is going to teach you a lot.
It's like real life and Champak Bansal's laughter will resonate in the room for a long time today.
In 1988, when Meera Nair's film 'Salam Bombay' was making waves all over the world, hardly anyone considered the 18-20 year old skinny boy working in it who appears on the screen for a few seconds. ۔
Actor Irfan Khan played a small role of a boy writing letters to people sitting on the side of the road in this film and also spoke a few dialogues.
"It's just ten lines. It will cost 50 paise to write further. Find out the mother's name. '
People saw Irfan Khan on the movie screen for the first time and forgot but hardly anyone knew that this actor would go on to make a name not only in India but all over the world
Born in Jaipur in 1966, Irfan Khan spent his childhood in the small town of Tonk. This city was small but Irfan's dreams were big.
Irfan, who has been naturally interested in storytelling since childhood, has turned to films, especially Naseeruddin Shah's films.
In an interview given to Rajya Sabha TV in India, Irfan told a story of his youth and said that 'Mithan Chakraborty's film' Margiya 'had come. Someone said that your face resembles that of Mithan. I just thought I could work in movies too. For many days, I used to go around making hair like Mithan.
Irfan himself was about to become a trend-setting actor and he did not know this in his youth.
Irfan himself was an ear of skill. Especially in an industry where actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are famous
While he has made it to the list of the most capable actors in Hindi cinema, he has also acted in Hollywood films like Life of Pi, The Semi-Sec, Slim Dog Millionaire, The Mighty Heart, The Amazing Spider-Man. ۔
And on this trip he had the opportunity to work with directors from Ang Lee and Myra Nair to Anis Bazmi and Shojit Sarkar.
Irfan himself was an ear of skill. Especially in an industry where actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are famous.
Whether it is the art of acting with eyes, the natural skill of dialogue, the ability to go from a romantic character to a dacoit, it is not easy to find another artist like Irfan Khan.
For example, the role of a dacoit in his film Pan Singh Tomar, as he brings together a sense of innocence, forgetfulness, pain, humiliation and rebellion, can only be done by an extraordinary actor.
Disappointed with the system, the gun-wielding rebel says, "There are rebels in the crowd, there are robbers in Parliament," and the whole theater resounds with applause. Not only did the applause resound on the dialogue, but with his acting, Irfan Khan assured the audience that what was being said in the dialogue was true, even if they knew it was not true.
Irfan Khan won the National Award for the same film in 2012.
Besides, the role in the film 'Haider' in which he says 'I am also in Jhelum, I am also in Chinar, I am also in Shia, I am also in Sunni and I am also a Pandit.' This character who was supposed to be a ghost assures you that he really is and is the voice of your conscience.
In an industry where typecasting is very common, Irfan broke all these traditions.
Or Mian Maqbool, who is caught between the loyalty of Abaji (Pankaj Kapoor) and the love of Nami (Tabu) in the film Maqbool, who kills Abaji and chases after him, but cannot escape from remorse. In the scene where Irfan and Tabu see blood stains on their hands, without saying anything, Irfan conveys feelings of remorse to the viewer.
When he says to Aishwarya Rai in the film 'Jazba', 'There is love, that's why he let her go.
This means that the characteristic of Irfan Khan was that in the role he appeared on screen, the people sitting in the theater felt that no one else could have done this role better than him.
In this industry where typecasting is very common, Irfan went on to break all these traditions.
After the film 'Hasil', he started getting all the negative roles, but at the same time, by working in a film like Hindi Medium, he proved once again that he has no answer in comic timing. He was accompanied by Pakistani actress Saba Qamar in the lead role.
If you have seen 'Kareeb Kareeb Single' or 'Peko', then you must have thought that Irfan would be a person of romantic nature in real life. They were, in fact, openly acknowledging this.
But behind Irfan's success was years of anonymity, struggle and a difficult journey on television.
Like many other actors, after studying at the National School of Drama in India, Irfan Khan moved to Mumbai, but found nothing there but minor roles in films.
Irfan Khan has acted in more than 100 Bollywood films
He was in a small role with Pankaj Kapoor in 'Death of a Doctor and Death of Kamala'. Some people will remember that he was seen on television in dramas like 'Galaxy, Blue Horses on Red Grass, India is a Quest, It Will Be Your Own'.
When people noticed him on TV, he played the role of Badrinath in 'Chandrakanta'.
Perhaps it would not be wrong to say that the person who imparted his skills was English filmmaker Asif Kapoor whose 2001 film 'Warrior' went to BAFTA.
It is not that Irfan Khan has not made such films in his career which can be called bad films.
He once said in an interview in London that unless a person experiences right and wrong, how will he understand?
His role in Slim Dog Millionaire was not very big but he said that sometimes you do a role because it is going to teach you a lot.
It's like real life and Champak Bansal's laughter will resonate in the room for a long time today.
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