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Irrfan Khan passes away at 53: From The Amazing Spider-Man to Slumdog Millionaire, a look at the actor's international work
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIrrfan Khan's breakthrough role was Asif Kapadia's directorial The Warrior.
On Valentine's Day, revisiting ten 'love' moments in Hindi films, from The Namesake to Laal Kaptaan
Tatsam Mukherjee • 4 years agoThis list attempts to take a broader look at a moment of shared intimacy, which might not necessarily be just about expressing love, but even reminisce about its beauty.
A Suitable Boy review: Mira Nair's marriage of the personal and the political is a patchy road to mild fulfilment
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoVikram Seth's 1993 book was both evocative and transportive. But Mira Nair's BBC adaptation gets only half the job done.
Decoding Irrfan Khan's most iconic looks and how they contributed to his characters, from The Lunchbox to Maqbool
Shreyapaul • 5 years agoIrrfan Khan breathed life into a plethora of humans that required a deft hand at the craft, both with regard to his acting chops as well as his sartorial choices
Irrfan Khan passes away at 53: Revisiting Aseem Chhabra's biography of 'the man, the dreamer, the actor'
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoIn his biography of Irrfan Khan, Aseem Chhabra emphatically argued that he was among the world's best actors, and backed this claim with substantial evidence.
Irrfan Khan dies at 53: A master at underplaying his excellence, the actor effortlessly rescued drab films
Manik Sharma • 5 years agoBollywood’s greatest Khan spent his career opening and closing doors, ageing, without notice or reminders that he too would be sorely missed when gone.
Irrfan Khan passes away at 53: Remembering the actor's finest work with Tabu, from The Namesake to Talvar
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIrrfan Khan has delivered some of his most memorable performances with Tabu, be it The Namesake or Maqbool
Irrfan Khan passes away at 53: From Piku to Maqbool, remembering the actor's most iconic performances
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe untimely and unfortunate death of Irrfan Khan brings back memories of the brilliance that he breathed into his characters on screen
Ruma Guha Thakurta, veteran Bengali actress-singer and Kishore Kumar's first wife, passes away aged 84
Fp Staff • 6 years agoVeteran Bengali actress and singer Ruma Guha Thakurta, known for Mira Nair's 2006 film The Namesake, passed away in Kolkata.
Ahead of For Here or To Go?, a look at films about the 'NRI dilemma', from Hyderabad Blues to Swades
Pratishrutiganguly • 7 years agoFor Here or To Go? will echo the sentiments of millions of Indians who face issues pertaining to stringent US immigration laws.