It was on the date of 7 January 1967 when the world was blessed with a child called Irrfan Khan. Little did anyone think that, one day, this child will not just conquer Bollywood, but also will be equally successful in Hollywood as well! On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the stellar performer Irrfan Khan, let us look at 11 unknown facts about him.
Did you know fact 1
We all know that the late Irrfan Khan has been an actor beyond compare and will always be considered as a testimony to superlative acting skills. But, did you know that, more than acting, Irrfan Khan always had dreamt of becoming a cricketer, as per reports.
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Did you know fact 2
Bollywood actors changing their original names to adopt a screen name is pretty common. Irrfan Khan’s full name is Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, which he had shortened it to ‘Irrfan Khan’.
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Did you know fact 3
While we all know that Irrfan Khan belonged to Bollywood and vice versa, did you know that Irrfan Khan’s native is a village named Tonk in Jaipur.
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Did you know fact 4
Films like Mira Nair’s `Salaam Bombay` and others made Irrfan Khan one of the fine crafted pillars of Bollywood. Speaking of `Salaam Bombay`, did you know that, while he was offered the role in the film ‘Salaam Bombay`, he was studying in his third year at NSD (National School of Drama). Not the one to say no to challenging roles, Irrfan Khan agreed to do the role. The rest, as they say, is ‘his-story’.
There is also one more interesting trivia about the film. It`s being said that, even though Mira Nair had signed him for the role in the film, his role was eventually cut short because of his tall height! The irony of the situation is that, despite all this, Irrfan Khan ‘stood tall’ in the film!
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Did you know fact 5
We all know about the extremely prestigious TFCA (Toronto Film Critics Association Award). What many may not know is that, the late Irrfan Khan’s widely acclaimed film `Lunch Box` is the only Indian movie till date to have got a TFCA award!
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Did you know fact 6
Who will ever say no to a Christopher Nolan film… not even in the wildest of dreams! Well, if the reports are to be believed, then, Irrfan Khan had turned down a film that was offered to him by Nolan! And the reason for the refusal will make you fall in love with Irrfan Khan over and over again. Its being said that, even though he was keen to do the Hollywood sci-fi film ‘Interstellar’, he had to turn it down because of his prior commitment to ‘The Lunchbox’ and ‘D-Day’ and that him saying yes to the film would have wanted him to stay in foreign land for four months!
Doesn’t that make you go ‘awwwww’ about Irrfan Khan!
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Did you know fact 7
You will be surprised to know that Irrfan Khan had landed in Mumbai after having done the training of air conditioning. And his job as an AC technician also got him to visit the house of the superstar (late) Rajesh Khanna to get his air conditioner repaired.
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Did you know fact 8
Not many know that the Hollywood actress Natalie Portman and Irrfan Khan had once been casted together in Mira Nair’s film ‘Kosher Vegetarian’. The film was about a love story between a Gujarati man and a Jewish girl.
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Did you know fact 9
Even though he did not ‘look’ that tall, the fact is that, the height of Irrfan Khan was 6 feet, 1 inch!
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Did you know fact 10
During an Oscar awards ceremony, Hollywood’s much acclaimed actress Julia Roberts had once come up to him and complimented him for his acting in ‘The Namesake’.
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Did you know fact 11
Did you know that the late Irrfan Khan’s father ran a tyre business.
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