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Irrfan Khan Passes Away At Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital Days After His Mother's Demise

Irrfan Khan Death: The 54-year-old actor had been admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection and was in the intensive care unit (ICU),

Irrfan Khan Death: The sudden demise of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has gone down as a major jolt to the Bollywood industry. The actor passed away on Wednesday at the age of 54, at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital. Earlier on Tuesday, he was rushed to the hospital after he complained of breathing issues and was kept in ICU under observation for colon infection. An official statement had to be issued on behalf of the actor at around 1 AM on Wednesday to quash all such extreme rumours. But this morning the actor succumbed to his infection and died at the hospital Irrfan Khan Mother Saeda Begum Passes Away At 95 The actor has been ailing ever since he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour a while back, and has been under medical attention for the same. Irrfan was currently mourning the loss of his mother. The actor's mother Saeeda Begum breathed her last on Saturday in Jaipur where she used to stay. However, owing to the ongoing lockdown, the actor could not physically attend his mother's last rites and reportedly paid his last respect through video conferencing. Also Check | Irrfan Khan Death: Big B, Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra & Others offer Condolences Mourning His Sudden Demise! On the work front, Irrfan Khan was last seen in "Angrezi Medium", last-released Bollywood film before COVID-19 forced complete shutdown of cinema halls. "Angrezi Medium" ran in theatres for just a day before halls all over India were shut down. Expressing condolences to Irrfan Khan's family, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar tweeted Wednesday morning: "My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and fought and fought. I will always be proud of you.. we shall meet again.. condolences to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, Sutapa you gave everything possible in this fight. Peace and Om shanti. Irfaan Khan salute." Shoojit Sircar had directed Irrfan in his 2015 movie "Piku" which also starred Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan.
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