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{{short description|Filmography of Indian actor Irrfan Khan}}
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[[File:Irrfan Khan 2012.jpg|thumb|Khan in 2012]]
'''[[Irrfan Khan]]''' (born '''Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan'''; 7 January 1967 {{en dash}} 29 April 2020), also known simply as '''Irrfan''', was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor|film actor]], known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]], as well as his works in [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British films]] and [[Hollywood]].<ref name="Irrfan drops Khan">{{cite web |url=http://news.avstv.com/2012/03/07/irrfan-drops-khan/ |title=Irfan drops 'Khan{{'-}} |publisher=News.avstv.com |accessdate=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927162036/http://news.avstv.com/2012/03/07/irrfan-drops-khan/ |archivedate=27 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/mar/070312-Irrfan-drops-his-surname-Khan.htm |title=Irrfan drops his surname Khan |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=7 March 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> He made his screen debut with the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominated film ''[[Salaam Bombay!]]'' (1988). Followed by a series of roles in films that failed to propel his career forward, he received critical acclaim for playing negative roles in the [[Drama Film|drama]] films ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' (2003) and ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2004), for the former he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Filmfare Award for Best Villain]]. The successful drama ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'' (2007) marked a turning point in Khan's career, earning him praise and several awards including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of [[Paan Singh Tomar]] in the acclaimed [[Biographical film|biographical]] sports drama ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' (2012), which garnered him the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press_release |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> His performance in the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Award]] nominated romance ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013) earned him universal acclaim by the critics and audiences. Khan went on to feature in the commercially and critically successful films ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' (2014), ''[[Gunday]]'' (2014), ''[[Piku]]'' (2015) and ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'' (2015). His highest-grossing Hindi release came with the critically acclaimed [[comedy-drama]] ''[[Hindi Medium]]'' (2017), which became a sleeper hit in [[India]] and [[China]], which ranks among [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]] and earned him praise for his performance, winning several awards including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]].

Globally, Khan had worked in a number of international projects, such as ''[[The Warrior (2001 British film)|The Warrior]]'' (2001), ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' (2006), ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' (2007), the Academy Award winning film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), ''[[New York, I Love You]]'' (2008), ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (2012), ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' (2012), ''[[Jurassic World]]'' (2015), ''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]'' (2016) and [[Puzzle (2018 film)|''Puzzle'']] (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Must Watch Movies of Irrfan Khan|url=https://www.ekwanderingastronome.com/2020/05/irrfan-khan-best-movie-to-watch.html|access-date=2021-03-20}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width=75%
!scope="col" width="5%"| Year
!scope="col" width="25%" | Title
!scope="col" width="25%" | Role
!scope="col" width="15%" class="unsortable" | Notes
!scope="col" width="5%" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Salaam Bombay!]]''|| Letter Writer || ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' || Ajit || ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Drishti (film)|Drishti]]'' || Rahul || ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Doctor Ki Maut]]'' || Amulya || ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Pita (1991 film)|Pita]]'' || Dr. Sen || ||
|-
| 1993 || ''Karamati Coat'' || Jaggu || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-irrfan-khan-5013880/ |title=Happy birthday Irrfan: The actor whose skills escape definition |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1994 || ''[[The Cloud Door]]'' || Irfan || Short film ||
|-
| ''[[Vaade Iraade]]'' || Naresh Tripathi || ||
|-
| ''Purush'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Adhura'' || Gay Man || Unreleased ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One'' || Inspector Khan || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such A Long Journey]]'' || Gustad's Dad || [[English language|English]] film ||
|-
| ''[[Bada Din]]'' || Police Inspector || ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Goal (film)|The Goal]]'' || Anupam Singh || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Ghaath]]'' || Romesh Bhagwat Dogra (Maamu) || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Kasoor]]'' || Public Prosecutor Nitin Mehta || ||
|-
| ''[[The Warrior (2001 British film)|The Warrior]]'' || Lafcadia – Warrior || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge]]'' || Mir Hassan || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultraindia.com/film-details/4829-mujhse-dosti-karoge |title=Mujhse Dosti Karoge - 1992 |publisher=Ultra India}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2002 || ''[[Kali Salwar]]'' || Shankar || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unshackling-sultana/article18437382.ece |title=Unshackling Sultana |publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gunaah (2002 film)|Gunaah]]'' || Digvijay Pandey || ||
|-
| ''Pratha'' || Priest Ninni Pandey || ||
|-
| ''Haathi Ka Anda'' || Badruddin || ||
|-
| ''Bokshu - The Myth'' || High Priest (Tantric Yogi) || Indian English film || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/bokshu-the-myth-1200515561/|title=Bokshu, The Myth|last=Young|first=Deborah|date=13 June 2006|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/22sen.htm|title=Why can't an Indian make a film in English?|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|date=22 May 2002|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2003 || ''[[Dhund (2003 film)|Dhund]]'' || Ajit Khurana || ||
|-
| ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' || Ranvijay Singh ||||
|-
| ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Baba || ||
|-
| ''[[Footpath (2003 film)|Footpath]]'' || Sheikh || ||
|-
| ''[[The Bypass (2003)|The Bypass]]'' || Corrupt Policeman || Short film||
|-
| ''[[Maqbool]]'' || Miyan Maqbool || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2004 || ''[[Charas: A Joint Operation|Charas]]'' || Randhir Singh Rathore a.k.a. Policeman || ||
|-
| ''[[Aan: Men at Work|Aan: Men At Work]]'' || Yusuf Pathan || ||
|-
| ''[[Shadows of Time|Shadows Of Time]]'' || Yani Mishra || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ||
|-
| ''[[Ashvin Kumar|Road To Ladakh]]'' || Terrorist || Short film ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2005 || ''[[Rog]]'' || Inspector Uday Rathore || ||
|-
| ''[[Chehraa]]'' || Chandranath Diwan || ||
|-
| ''[[Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets|Chocolate]]'' || Pipi || ||
|-
| ''[[7½ Phere]]'' || Manoj || ||
|-
| ''[[The Film]]'' || Shamim Bhai (voice) ||||
|-
| ''Dubai Return'' || Aftab Angrez || ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2006 || ''[[Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota]]'' || Salim Rajabali || ||
|-
| ''[[The Killer (2006 film)|The Killer]]'' || Vikram/Roopchand Swaroopchand Solanki || ||
|-
| ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' || Ashoke Ganguli || Indian English film ||
|-
| ''[[Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante]]'' || Krish Vaidya || ||
|-
| ''[[Sainikudu]]'' || Pappu Yadav || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ||
|-
| ''Mr. 100%'' || Mr. Perfect || ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2007 || ''[[Partition (2007 film)|Partition]]'' || Avtar Singh || [[English language|English]] film ||
|-
| ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'' || Monty ||||
|-
| ''[[A Mighty Heart (film)|A Mighty Heart]]'' || Zeeshan Kazmi || [[English language|English]] film ||
|-
| ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' || The Father || [[English language|English]] film ||
|-
| ''[[Apna Asmaan]]'' || Ravi Kumar || ||
|-
| ''[[Aaja Nachle]]'' || Farooque || Cameo ||
|-
|rowspan="10"| 2008 || ''[[Tulsi (film)|Tulsi]]'' || Suraj || ||
|-
| ''[[Sunday (2008 film)|Sunday]]'' || Kumar Mangat || ||
|-
| ''[[One Two Three]]'' || Narrator || ||
|-
| ''[[Krazzy 4]]'' || Dr. Mukherjee || ||
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Thomas || ||
|-
| ''[[Chamku (film)|Chamku]]'' || Vishal Kapoor || ||
|-
| ''Migration'' || Abhay || Short Film||
|-
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' || Police Inspector || [[English language|English]] film ||
|-
| ''[[New York, I Love You]]'' || Mansukhbhai || English film, (Segment "Mira Nair") ||
|-
| ''[[Dil Kabaddi]]'' || Samit || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009 || ''[[Billu]]'' || Bilas Rao Pardesi (Billu) || ||
|-
| ''[[New York (2009 film)|New York]]'' || Agent Roshan || ||
|-
| ''[[Acid Factory]]'' || Kaiser || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010 || ''[[Right Yaaa Wrong]]'' || Inspector Vinay Patnaik || ||
|-
| ''[[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]]'' || Bachhoo Bhai/Tony Khosla || ||
|-
| ''[[Hisss]]'' || Inspector Vikram Gupta || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'' || Arun || ||
|-
| ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]'' || Wasiullah Khan a.k.a. Musafir || ||
|-
| ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]'' || Vikram Chopra || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' || [[Paan Singh Tomar]] ||||
|-
| ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' || Dr. Rajit Ratha || English film ||
|-
| ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' || Adult Piscine Molitor Patel ("Pi") || English film ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2013 || ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns]]'' || Indrajeet Pratap Singh a.k.a Raja Bhaiyya || ||
|-
| ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' || Saajan Fernandes || ||
|-
| ''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]'' || RAW Agent Wali Khan || ||
|-
| ''[[Qissa (film)|Qissa]]'' || Umber Singh || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''[[Gunday]]'' || A.C.P. Satyajeet "Satya" Sarkar || Also Narrator ||
|-
| ''[[The Xpose]]'' || Alec D'Costa || Cameo ||
|-
| ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' || Roohdaar || ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2015 || ''[[Piku]]'' || Rana Chaudhary || ||
|-
| ''[[Jurassic World]]'' || Simon Masrani || English film ||
|-
| ''[[Jazbaa]]'' || Inspector Yohan || ||
|-
| ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'' || Ashwin Kumar || ||
|-
| ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' || Narrator || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2016 || ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || [[Baloo]] (voice) ||||
|-
| ''[[Madaari]]'' || Nirmal Kumar || ||
|-
| ''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]'' || Harry "The Provost" Sims || English film ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2017 || ''[[Hindi Medium (film)|Hindi Medium]]'' || Raj Batra ||||
|-
| ''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]'' || Narrator ||
|
|-
| ''[[Doob: No Bed of Roses|Doob: No Bed Of Roses]]'' || Javed Hasan || [[Indo-Bangla joint production|Bangladesh-India]] Joint Venture Film ||
|-
| ''[[The Song of Scorpions|The Song Of Scorpions]]'' || Aadam || Swiss-French-Singaporean Rajasthani Language film ||
|-
| ''[[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]'' ||Yogendra "Yogi" Kumar Devendra Nath Prajapati|| ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2018 || ''[[Puzzle (2018 film)|Puzzle]]'' || Robert || English film ||
|-
| ''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]'' || Dev Kaushal || ||
|-
| ''[[Karwaan (film)|Karwaan]]'' || Shaukat || ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Angrezi Medium]]'' || Champak Bansal ||Final film|| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1114009094547841024|title=Irrfan Khan resumes work... #AngreziMedium shooting begins in #Udaipur today [5 April 2019]... Directed by Homi Adajania... Produced by Dinesh Vijan... Will be shot in #Udaipur and #London... #AngreziMedium is the sequel to the smash hit #HindiMedium, but with a new story.|last=adarsh|first=taran|publisher=|accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref>
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Shrikant (TV show)|Shrikant]]''
| Abhaya's Husband
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]''
| [[Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991
| ''[[Kahkashan]]''
| [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]]
|
|-
| ''Jazeere''
| Alfred
| TV film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]''
| Senapati Bhadrashaal
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''Shesh Prashn''
| Shivnaath
|
|-
| ''[[Kirdaar]]''
| Malti's Boyfriend
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1994
| ''[[Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]''
| Badrinath/Somnath
|
|-
| ''[[The Great Maratha]]''
| [[Najib-ud-daula]]/Gulam Kadir Khan
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]''
| Kumar
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Just Mohabbat]]''
| Mr. Singh<ref>{{cite web|title=Just Mohabbat: Episode 4, from SET India official Youtube channel|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luj495o6X0o}}</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
| ''[[Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)|Jai Hanuman]]''
| [[Maharishi Valmiki]]
|
|-
| ''Bombay Blue''
| Rameez
|
|-
|1997
|Satya
|Advocate
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Sparsh''
| Debu
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
| Mahesh
| Episode "Ek Shaam Ki Mulaquat"
|-
| ''Geeta Rashasya''
| Kans
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[X Zone]]''
| Magician Rahul
| Episode 121 (Kirdar)
|-
|2000
| ''Darr{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}''
| Serial Killer
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]''
| Amar
| Episode 9<ref>{{cite web|title=Ssshhhh...Koi Hai: Episode 9, from HOTSTAR Official Website|url=https://www.hotstar.com/tv/ssshhhhkoi-hai/s-2097/from-reel-to-real/1000234010}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kyaa Kahein]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Mano Ya Na Mano (2006 TV series)|Mano Ya Na Mano]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Don (TV series)|Don]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[MTV Roadies 7.0|MTV Hero Honda Roadies 7]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[In Treatment (U.S. TV series)|In Treatment]]''
| Sunil Sanyal
| American Series
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Tokyo Trial (miniseries)|Tokyo Trial]]''
| [[Radhabinod Pal]]
| Japanese Series
|}

==Video games==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Voice role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[Lego Jurassic World]]''
| Simon Masrani
|
|-
| ''[[Lego Dimensions]]''
| Simon Masrani
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0451234|Irrfan Khan}}

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[[Category:Male actor filmographies]]

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