Irrfan Khan Net Worth

What was Irrfan Khan's Net Worth?

Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who had a net worth of $50 million at the time of his death. Irrfan Khan was prolific in Indian, British, and American cinema, appearing in such films as "The Warrior," "Haasil," "Maqbool," "The Namesake," "The Lunchbox," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "Hindi Medium" and "Angrezi Medium." Khan won numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards and India's Padma Shri civilian honor.

Early Life and Education

Irrfan Khan was born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan on January 7, 1967 in Tonk, India to a Pashtun family. His parents, Saeeda and Yaseen, ran a tire business. Khan moved to Jaipur later in his childhood, where he was introduced to stage actors and began acting himself. He went on to attend the National School of Drama in New Delhi, graduating in 1987.

Film Career, Part 1

In 1988, Khan made his film debut with a small part in Mira Nair's Hindi-language drama "Salaam Bombay!" He had a bigger role the following year in Basu Chatterjee's acclaimed "Kamla Ki Maut." In the early 1990s, Khan appeared in such films as "Drishti," "Ek Doctor Ki Maut," and "Pita." Later in the decade, he made his English-language film debut in the 1998 literary adaptation "Such a Long Journey." Khan then returned to Hindi cinema with starring roles in "Bada Din" and "The Goal." Following roles in "Ghaath" and "Kasoor," Khan had his international breakthrough in 2001 as the star of Asif Kapadia's historical drama "The Warrior." He became incredibly prolific in the wake of that success, and over the subsequent years appeared in such films as "Kali Salwar," "Gunaah," "Bokshu – The Myth," "Dhund," "Haasil," "Supari," "Maqbool," and "Shadows of Time," among many others.

Khan had his first leading role in a Bollywood film in the 2005 romantic thriller "Rog," for which he earned high praise. The same year, he was in "Chehraa," "Chocolate," and 7½ Phere: More Than a Wedding." Khan was in many more films in 2006, including "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota," "The Killer," the Telugu-language "Sainikudu," and Mira Nair's English-language "The Namesake." Particularly successful internationally was "The Namesake," which garnered Khan an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear in six films in 2007, including "Partition," "Life in a… Metro," "A Mighty Heart," and "The Darjeeling Limited." For his performance in "Life in a… Metro," Khan won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Film Career, Part 2

Khan had his single most prolific year on the big screen in 2008, with roles in a whopping nine feature films. Among them were "Tulsi," "Mumbai Meri Jaan," "New York, I Love You," and Danny Boyle's Best Picture Oscar winner "Slumdog Millionaire." Khan concluded the decade with roles in "Billu Barber," "New York," and "Acid Factory." Early the next decade, he was in such films as "Right Yaaa Wrong," "Knock Out," "Yeh Saali Zindagi," and "Thank You." Khan had a big year in 2012, playing Dr. Rajit Ratha in "The Amazing Spider-Man," the adult Pi Patel in Ang Lee's Oscar-winning "Life of Pi," and the titular athlete-turned-rebel in "Paan Singh Tomar." For the lattermost title, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Khan continued his success in 2013 with four films, including the international sensation "The Lunchbox," for which he won the Asian Film Award for Best Actor. His subsequent credits included "Gunday" and "Haider," both in 2014.

In 2015, Khan played Simon Masrani in the Hollywood blockbuster "Jurassic World" and appeared in such Hindi films as "Piku" and "Talvar." He returned to Hollywood in 2016 to appear alongside Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's "Inferno," the third and final film in the "Robert Langdon" series based on Dan Brown's novels. In 2017, Khan starred in "Hindi Medium," which became his highest-grossing Hindi film and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He appeared in some other films in 2017, including "No Bed of Roses," "The Song of Scorpions," and "Qarib Qarib Singlle." The next year, Khan starred in the English-language "Puzzle" and the Hindi-language comedies "Blackmail" and "Karwaan." His final film during his lifetime was "Angrezi Medium," a sequel to "Hindi Medium" that came out in 2020. Khan won his fifth and final competitive Filmfare Award for that film. His last film, "Murder at Teesri Manzil 302," was released posthumously in 2021, the same year he was given a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Television Career

Khan acted in numerous Indian television serials starting from the late 1980s throughout the 1990s, including "Bharat Ek Khoj," "Kahkashan," "Chanakya," "Chandrakanta," "The Great Maratha," and "Jai Hanuman." He also portrayed Vladimir Lenin in the Doordarshan teleplay "Laal Ghaas Par Neele Ghode." From 1999 to 2000, Khan appeared in four episodes of the StarPlus anthology series "Star Bestsellers." In the latter year, he played a serial killer in "Darr." Khan went on to host the supernatural drama series "Kyaa Kahein" in 2004. In 2006, he hosted the first season of "Mano Ya Na Mano." Khan appeared infrequently on television after that, although he was in the seventh season of the Indian reality series "MTV Roadies" from 2009 to 2010 and the third season of the HBO series "In Treatment" in 2010. In his final television role, Khan portrayed Indian jurist Radhabinod Pal in the 2016 historical drama miniseries "Tokyo Trial."

Personal Life and Death

In 1995, Khan wed fellow National School of Drama alum Sutapa Sikdar. They had two sons named Babil and Ayan, the former of whom became an actor.

In 2018, Khan revealed that he had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. He received treatment in the UK for a year before returning to India. On April 28, 2020, Khan was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, where he received treatment for a related colon infection. He passed away the following day.

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