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		</div><p>Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s most well-known exports to Hollywood, has died at the age of 54.</p>
<p>Khan died on Wednesday after he was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection, his spokesman said.</p>
<p><em>“Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him,”</em> a statement released by the actor’s team read.</p>
<p>Khan made his screen debut in the Academy Award-nominated 1988 drama Salaam Bombay!, a tale of Mumbai’s street children.</p>
<p>The acclaimed actor was also involved in blockbusters such as Slumdog Millionaire, which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009.</p>
<p>He portrayed park executive Masrani in Jurassic World and also appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man and the adventure fantasy Life Of Pi.</p>
<p>He worked with directors like Mira Nair, Wes Anderson and Ang Lee.</p>
<p>The actor was diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine cancer in 2018 and underwent months of treatment in the UK.</p>
<p><em>“I trust, I have surrendered,”</em> Khan wrote in a heartfelt note after he broke the news of his battle with cancer.</p>
<p>Khan won a number of domestic film awards in India, including a 2012 Indian National Film Award for best actor for his performance in Paan Singh Tomar, a compelling tale of a seven-time national champion athlete who quit India’s armed forces to rule the Chambal ravines in central India.</p>
<p>Khan received an Independent Spirit Award for supporting actor in 2006 Indian-American drama The Namesake, and a viewers’ choice award at Cannes in 2013 for his role in Indian romantic drama The Lunchbox.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">T 3516 &#8211; .. just getting news of the passing of Irfaan Khan .. this is a most disturbing and sad news .. ð<br />An incredible talent .. a gracious colleague .. a prolific contributor to the World of Cinema .. left us too soon .. creating a huge vacuum .. <br />Prayers and duas ð</p>
<p>&mdash; Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1255387239330263041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Tributes came from Bollywood, including from Amitabh Bachchan, who said Khan was an “<em>incredible talent”</em> and <em>“a prolific contributor”</em> to cinema.</p>
<p>Khan <em>“left us too soon”</em>, Bachchan wrote on Twitter.</p>
<p>In an interview with the Associated Press in 2018, Khan said: <em>“I’ve seen life from a completely different angle. You sit down and you see the other side and that’s fascinating. I’m engaged on a journey.”</em></p>
<p>Khan’s last Bollywood movie, Angrezi Medium, a sequel to one of his biggest hits, Hindi Medium (2017), was released before India went into lockdown in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>He is survived by his wife, television writer and producer Sutapa Sikdar, and sons Babil and Ayan.</p>
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