Bollywood film star Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53 on Wednesday morning, after being admitted to a Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Irrfan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor in march 2018, but according to his spokesman he died of colon infection.

Born to Muslim parents in the village of Tonk near Jaipur, Irrfan’s mother had a royal lineage but his father was a self-made man. Eldest of three siblings, Irrfan joined National School of Drama after his father’s death. Ironically, his mother, Saeeda Begum, died a few days before his death.

He leaves behind a wife and two children.

In India, his most famous films include his debut, the Academy Award nominated Salaam Bombay!, Maqbool (2004), Paan Singh Tomar (2011), The Lunchbox (2013), Haider (2014), Gunday (2014), Piku (2015) and Talvar (2015) and Hindi Medium (2017).

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