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Irrfan, one of India's finest and most versatile actors lost his battle with a rare form of cancer. He was best among the contemporary actors in Indian cinema who was multi-talented and had an appetite for non-conventional roles. Irrfan was a rare artiste who straddled multiple worlds, making his mark in both international and Indian cinema in roles intense and light-hearted. He won the best actor National Award for his performance in 2012's biographical drama "Paan Singh Tomar". The actor was honoured with Padma Shri in 2011. Let us take a look at some of the memorable roles of Irrfan Khan:
Hindi Medium <br /><br /> Hindi Medium, released in 2017, was one of Irrfan Khan's biggest box office successes. Khan also won the best actor Filmfare award for this movie. Deepak Dobriyal and Saba Qamar played supporting role. The film showed struggles of parents to provide their child better education. (Image: YouTube) 
Life of Pi <br /><br /> Life Of Pie, one of Hollywood's biggest films released in 2012 was a visual treat and also smashed box office records worldwide. Irrfan starrer film revolved around a shirwreck and survial on boat in the middle of an ocean with a tiger on board! Khan played the grown up protogonist Pi Patel. (AP Photo) 
The Lunchbox <br /><br /> Released in 2013, The Lunchbox movie is based on an unusual friendship between a widower, played by Irrfan and a young wife screen-played by Nimrat Kaur. It was directed by Ritesh Batra and was a box office hit. (IE Photo) 
Life in a… Metro <br /><br /> Released in 2007, Life in a… Metro was a semi-hit at the box office but Irrfan's character Monty will always be cherished for. He was one of the lead actor opposite Konkona Sen Sharma. He won the best supporting actor Filmfare Awards. (Express archive photo) 
Piku <br /><br /> Piku, one of Irrfan's iconic performance to remember for life. Shoojit Sircar directorial was a comedy-drama film where Khan played the romatic lead opposite Deepika Padukone. (Image: YouTube) 
Slumdog Millionaire <br /><br /> In 2008, Irrfan teamed up with Danny Boyle for British dramatic film Slumdog Millionaire. He played the role of a police inspector. The movie won eight Academy Awards in 2009. (Reuters Photo) 
Paan Singh Tomar <br /><br /> Irrfan won best actor National Award for his performance in 2012's biographical drama "Paan Singh Tomar". The movie was based on the true story of an athlete. It was a superhit at the box-office. (Image: YouTube) 
Maqbool <br /><br /> Maqbool was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Irrfan played the title role as Maqbool, the right-hand man of a powerful underworld don, which was acted by Pankaj Kapur. It wasn't a box-office hit but Khan's role was brilliant. (Express archive photo) 
The Namesake <br /><br /> The Namesake, released in 2006, directed by Mira Nair was based on a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. It was a English-language drama film, where Irrfan portrays the struggles of a comman man came from India and get settled in US with family. (Image: YouTube) 
Haasil <br /><br /> Irrfan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Haasil in 2003. The movie was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. It is a must watch movie for Irrfan's fan. (Express archive photo)
