The versatile actor, Irrfan Khan was born on 30 November 1962 in Jaipur. Born in a Muslim Nawab family, his initial name was Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan. His father, late Jagirdar, was from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district and ran a tyre business and his mother Sayeeda Begum, was from the Tonk Hakim family. The ace actor had received a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi in 1984. Irrfan married Sutapa Sikdar, who is a writer and has a son, named Babli.

Career of Irrfan Khan
After coming to Mumbai, Irrfan initially worked in serials like Chanakya, Bharat Ek Khoj, Sara Jahan Hamara, Banegi Apni Baat, Chandrakanta (Doordarshan), Star Bestsellers (Star Plus), and Sparsh. He was cast in the role of a villain in the series Darr and famous revolutionary Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India in Kahkashan. Irfan has acted in Govind Nihalani`s serial, Jazeere, Pitah and Dhristi of Shyam Benegal. He even hosted a show Mano Ya Na Mano, a reality show based on people`s belief.

Irrfan got his first role in the Meera Nair`s `Salaam Bombay`. He next starred in Tapan Sinha`s Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991) with Shabana Azmi which won the National Film Award. He worked in a lead role in director Asif Kapadia`s movie The Warrior (2001).the movie won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards. Subsequently he worked in many other commercial flicks like Chehera, Aan, Footpath, Supari, Dhund, Kasoor, Ghath, and Vaade Iraade. He acted in Vishal Bharadwaj`s Maqbool (2004) which was an adaptation of Macbeth. He played the role of Macbeth in the movie. In 2007 Irfan starred in the movie The Mighty Heart with Angelina Jolie. The movie was based on a book by Marianne Pearl about the slaying of her journalist husband Daniel Pearl. Irfan has been critically acclaimed for his commendable performances in Anurag Basu`s Life in a Metro, Mira Nair`s Namesake opposite Tabu, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra`s Delhi 6 and Billu Barber with Shah Rukh Khan. He also starred in the Danny Boyle`s Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. Recently he was seen in the movie 7 Khoon Maaf with Priyanka Chopra.

Awards and Honours of Irrfan Khan
Irfan Khan got the 2003 Filmfare Award for Best Villain for the movie Haasil. In 2007 he got the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Life in a Metro. Irfan was also awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. In 2011 he got the much coveted Padma Shri Award.

Filmography of Irrfan Khan

7 Khoon Maaf (2011)
Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011)
Hissss (2010)
Knock Out (2010)
Paan Singh Tomar (2010)
Right Ya Wrong (2010)
Acid Factory (2009)
Kanthaswamy (2009)
New York (2009)
Kal Kisne Dekha (2009)
Billu Barber (2009)
Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Behind the Bodice (2009)
Dil Kabaddi (2008)
Gumnaam (2008)
Chamku (2008)
Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008)
Krazzy 4 (2008)
Sunday (2008)
Tulsi (2008)
Apna Asmaan (2007)
Life in a... Metro (2007)
The Namesake (2007)
Sainikudu (2006)
Deadline - Sirf 24 Ghante (2006)
The Killer (2006)
Mr 100 Percent (2006)
Aksar (2006)
The Forest (2006)
Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)
The Warrior (2005)
7 1/2 Phere (2005)
Chehraa (2005)
Chocolate (2005)
Rog (2005)
Maqbool (2004)
Aan: Men at Work (2004)
Charas (2004)
Dhund: The Fog (2003)
Footpath (2003)
Haasil (2003)
Supari (2003)
Bokshu the Myth (2002)
Gunaah (2002)
Kali Salwaar (2002)
Pratha (2002)
Kasoor (2001)
Ghaath (2000)
Private Detective (1997)
Vaade Iraade (1994)
Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991)
Salaam Bombay! (1988)