Irrfan Khan, Bollywood icon, dies at 53 (Irrfan Khan meninggal dunia pada usia 53 tahun)

By Jessie Yeung and Vedika Sud, CNN
Updated 7:28 AM EDT, Wed April 29, 2020

(CNN) Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in "Life Of Pi" and "Slumdog Millionaire," died Wednesday, his representatives confirmed. He was 53.

"It's saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away," read a statement from Khan's PR agency, Hardly Anonymous Communications. 

"Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him."

Khan, one of India's best-known and most beloved actors, revealed in March 2018 that he had been diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine tumor -- an abnormal growth that begin in the body's specialized neuroendocrine cells, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in Hindi Medium (2017).

Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in Hindi Medium (2017).

Earlier this week, Khan was admitted to the ICU in Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital due to a colon infection, according to his PR agency.

Khan's mother died last week, but Khan was unable to attend her last rites owing to India's ongoing nationwide coronavirus lockdown restricting citizens' movements, the agency said.

Irrfan Khan meninggal dunia

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IRRFAN Khan di Anugerah Filem Asia di Macau pada 2014. FOTO AFP

PELAKON terkenal India, Irrfan Khan meninggal dunia selepas bertarung dengan komplikasi kesihatan disebabkan jangkitan kolon, hari ini.

Irrfan, 53, yang juga pemenang aktor terbaik Anugerah Kebangsaan India adalah pengidap kanser.

Aktor itu meninggal dunia di sisi isterinya Sutapa Sikdar dan dua anaknya Babil dan Ayan.

Gulf News melaporkan, kematian Irrfan disahkan jurucakap keluarga berkenaan.

"Ini adalah hari yang begitu menyedihkan untuk memaklumkan pemergian beliau. Dia seorang pejuang hingga akhir hayatnya.

"Kami semua mendoakan dia akan tenang di sana," kata jurucakap aktor itu.

Berita kematiannya juga turut disahkan pengarah yang juga teman rapatnya Shoojit Sircar.

"Buat kawanku Irrfan, kamu sudah berjuang, berjuang dan terus berjuang. Saya sentiasa bangga dengan kamu dan semoga bertemu lagi," kataya dalam media sosial.

Ketika hayatnya, Irrfan sudah membintangi lebih 100 filem dan memenangi pelbagai anugerah hasil karya lakonan yang mantap.

Antara filem lakonannya adalah Life of Pi, Jurassic World, The Amazing Spiderman dan Slumdog Millionaire.

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Rabu, 29 April 2020 @ 3:39 PM