Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' - NPR
Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' - NPR |
- Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' - NPR
- Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, 67, dies of cancer - Al Jazeera English
- Today's famous birthdays list for April 30, 2020 includes celebrities Johnny Galecki, Kirsten Dunst - cleveland.com
| Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' - NPR Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:43 AM PDT  Actor Irrfan Khan has died at age 54, after an acclaimed film career in India and on the international stage. He's seen here in 2018, during a visit to Park City, Utah. Ray Tamarra/GC Images hide caption  Actor Irrfan Khan has died at age 54, after an acclaimed film career in India and on the international stage. He's seen here in 2018, during a visit to Park City, Utah. Ray Tamarra/GC ImagesBollywood actor Irrfan Khan — a descendant of northern Indian royals, who acted in soap operas before starring in dozens of Hindi-language films and crossover hits like Slumdog Millionaire — has died in Mumbai at age 54. His spokesman, Ahmed Khan (no relation), confirmed the death to NPR. The actor died Wednesday at a hospital in Mumbai, after being admitted for a colon infection. He had also undergone treatment for a rare type of neuroendocrine cancer. "Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him," the actor's team wrote in text messages to NPR and other news outlets. "He was strong in his fight, and we all have to be strong too in this loss." Khan won four Filmfare awards — the Bollywood equivalent of Academy Awards. He played a police inspector in the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire, about a teenager from Mumbai's slums who competes on the Indian version of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV game show. Khan also starred in Hollywood productions, including Life of Pi, Jurassic World and The Amazing Spider-Man.  He appeared in more than 50 Bollywood films. His last was the Hindi-language comedy drama Angrezi Medium, in which he played a middle-class single father who wants to fulfill his daughter's dream of studying in London. Released on March 13, the film was one of the last movies shown in Indian theaters before they were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Khan was buried Wednesday afternoon local time, his spokesman said. Mourners and media lined up outside the cemetery in northern Mumbai. The crowd included at least two famous Bollywood directors. Tributes are also flooding social media. "Irrfan Khan's demise is a loss to the world of cinema and theatre," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. In 2011, Khan was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his contributions to cinema. "Will miss you as much as cherish the fact that you were part of our lives," tweeted Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan (also no relation), who worked with Irrfan Khan in several movies.
Khan was born Sahabzada Irfan Ali Khan on Jan. 7, 1966, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, his spokesman confirmed. The title Sahabzada connotes royal lineage, but he dropped it early in life, and changed the spelling of Irfan, adding an extra 'r'. His father owned a successful tire business. Khan started acting in his 20s, appearing in television soap operas. His film debut came in 1988 with Salaam Bombay, a Hindi-language drama about Mumbai's street children, in which Khan played a minor role. Khan wasn't a Bollywood heartthrob who did typical song-dance sequences. He was known for his stellar performances and diverse roles. In Paan Singh Tomar, which is based on a true story, Khan played a prize-winning runner who tries to avenge his mother's murder. In The Lunchbox, Khan portrayed a gentle widower who mistakenly receives love notes from a lonely housewife, kindling a subtle romance between them. One of his most memorable roles came in Maqbool, the Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, in which Khan played the title character. "There are three easy indicators to know whether a Bollywood film is worth your time: If the film gets good reviews, if the film's opening weekend collections are in double figures, and if the film stars Irrfan Khan," film critic Poulomi Das told NPR in an email. Khan lost his mother over the weekend, but couldn't be with her because of the coronavirus lockdown in India. According to Indian media, he paid his last respects in a video call. "Sometimes you wake up with a jolt with life shaking you up," Khan had posted on Twitter in 2018, referring to his fight with cancer. "Little had I known that my search for rare stories would make me find a rare disease." He is survived by his wife, Sutapa Sikdar, a Bollywood screenplay writer, and two sons, Babil and Ayan.  |
| Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, 67, dies of cancer - Al Jazeera English Posted: 30 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Celebrated Indian actor Rishi Kapoor has died in a hospital in Mumbai after a two-year battle with cancer - Bollywood's second loss in as many days. He was 67 years old. "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukaemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last," Kapoor's family said in a statement on Thursday morning. More:"He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents," said the statement. Kapoor belonged to Bollywood's most famous film dynasty with several generations of actors. His father, Raj Kapoor, was one of India's most revered filmmakers. His death came as a severe blow to the Indian movie industry and film lovers, who were already reeling from the passing on Wednesday of Irrfan Khan, one of the country's most feted actors, aged 53. Khan also died of cancer.
Kapoor is survived by his wife Neetu Kapoor - with whom he had acted in nearly a dozen films before their marriage - and son Ranbir, also a popular actor, and daughter Riddhima, a jewellery designer. Fellow actor Amitabh Bachchan was among the first to mourn Kapoor's death, tweeting, "I am destroyed". Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "anguished by his demise" and called him a "powerhouse of talent". Bona fide Bollywood royaltyBorn September 4, 1952, into the prolific Kapoor dynasty, Rishi Kapoor made his debut in the 1970s epic Mera Naam Joker. He received India's national award for best child actor for his performance in the film, which his father Raj produced, directed and starred in.
But it was his later persona as a romantic lead that won him legions of fans. They flocked to cinemas to see him sing, dance and charm his way into their hearts in films such as the 1973 superhit Bobby and the 1975 thriller Khel Khel Mein. His trademark look - a sweater tied around his shoulders as he courted chiffon sari-clad leading ladies in the Swiss Alps - became shorthand for Bollywood romance. Bona fide Bollywood royalty, Kapoor churned out hits as a solo hero, playing a lovelorn youth in the 1976 romance Laila Majnu and a rockstar in the 1980 musical thriller, Karz. But he also felt secure enough to take second billing to other actors in blockbusters such as the 1977 comedy Amar Akbar Anthony - starring Bachchan and Vinod Khanna - although he would frequently steal the show. He enjoyed an easy chemistry with male and female co-stars, playing Bachchan's younger brother in the 1981 melodrama Naseeb and his son in the 2018 film, 102 Not Out.  Rishi Kapoor gestures during the trailer launch of his film All Is Well in Mumbai on July 1, 2015 [AFP] Versatile starAs Kapoor grew older, the romantic roles dried up, allowing him the opportunity to display greater versatility. He terrified audiences as a human trafficker in 2012's Agneepath and won applause for his portrayal of a cantankerous grandfather in 2016's Kapoor & Sons. His forays behind the camera were less successful. A 1999 directorial debut Aa Ab Laut Chalen was panned by critics, becoming the last movie produced under the RK Films banner established by his father. In a 2016 interview with talk show host Simi Garewal, he praised Bollywood's younger generation for taking more chances with their work. "We in our times never got a chance to [do] one film at one time... we survived," he said. He was never afraid to speak candidly, whether about his movies - most of which deserved to be forgotten, he joked to Garewal - or about his struggles with alcoholism. In recent years he won a legion of new and younger fans with his frank, and often funny, tweets. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2018 he sought treatment in New York, but was looking to resume work shortly with plans to film a remake of the 2015 Hollywood production The Intern. He was forced to return to hospital this month, where, his family said, "the doctors and medical staff... said he kept them entertained to the last. "He was grateful for the love of his fans... they would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears."  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:19 AM PDT  Associated Press Top celebrity birthdays on April 30, 2020 Birthday wishes go out to Johnny Galecki, Kirsten Dunst and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on April 30th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. -Mike Rose, cleveland.com Don't Edit  Associated Press Singer Willie Nelson turns 87 Fun fact: Willie's middle name is Hugh Don't Edit  Associated Press Actor Johnny Galecki turns 45 Fun fact: Johnny was born in Belgium Don't Edit  Associated Press Actress Kirsten Dunst turns 38 Fun fact: Has appeared in music videos for Beastie Boys and R.E.M. Don't Edit  Associated Press Actress Dianna Agron turns 34 Fun fact: Lost out to Emma Stone for the role of Gwen Stacy Don't Edit Don't Edit  Associated Press Rapper Travis Scott turns 28 Fun fact: Appeared in two episodes of the HBO series 'Ballers' Don't Edit More celebrities with birthdays today Actress Cloris Leachman is 94. Actor Burt Young is 80. Movie director Allan Arkush is 72. Actor Perry King is 72. Singer-musician Wayne Kramer is 72. Singer Merrill Osmond is 67. Movie director Jane Campion is 66. Movie director Lars von Trier is 64. Actor Paul Gross is 61. Country musician Robert Reynolds is 58. Actor Adrian Pasdar is 55. Rock singer J.R. Richards (Dishwalla) is 53. Rapper Turbo B (Snap) is 53. Rock musician Clark Vogeler is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 49. Rock musician Chris Henderson (3 Doors Down) is 49. Country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson is 49. Actress Lisa Dean Ryan is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Akon is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) is 47. Singer-musician Cole Deggs (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 44. Actor Sam Heughan is 40. Actor Kunal Nayyar is 39. Rapper Lloyd Banks is 38. Country singer Tyler Wilkinson (The Wilkinsons) is 36. Country singer Brandon Lancaster is 31. Don't Edit Other popular or historical birthdays on April 30th Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician Isiah Thomas, NBA Hall of Famer (59) with The Associated Press and HistoryOrb.com Don't Edit  Associated Press Don't Edit Celebrity fun facts Danielle Fishel and the 'Boy Meets World' cast Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis Don't Edit Don't Edit  Associated Press Don't Edit Movie and TV fun facts & more 15 fun facts about 'The Office' The Royal Family: Who is next in line for the British Throne? 30 celebrities who were guest stars on 'The Office' 88 celebrities who were born in Canada In memoriam: Celebrities we lost in 2019 | 2018 25 Fun facts about 'Friends' | 25 celebrities who appeared on 'Friends' 25 actors you didn't know were on 'Game of Thrones' 25 actors you didn't know appeared in 'Boy Meets World' The MCU timeline: From 'Iron Man' to 'Avengers: Endgame' 20 fun facts about 'The Phantom Menace' for its 20th anniversary 15 fun facts about 'Napoleon Dynamite' to celebrate its 15th anniversary 20 fun facts about 'Love Actually' Relive your childhood with these 120 Hanna-Barbera cartoons Fun facts about 'The Big Lebowski' and 20 other movies turning 20 in 2018 Fun facts about 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' for its 20th anniversary Celebrate 'Dirty Dancing' turning 30 with these fun facts 20 fun facts about 'Scream' for its 20th anniversary 'Romeo + Juliet' turns 20: Where are they now Don't Edit Want to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? Follow me on Facebook for the latest by clicking the "like" button below. Don't Edit Don't Edit  |
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