Life Of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire” star, Irrfan Khan is dead.
The Bollywood actor, Irrfan Khan, died of neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of cancer, two years after he was diagnosed.
He died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, aged 54, after losing his mum just four days ago.
He was known internationally for his roles in “Life Of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”
He had been admitted to the intensive care unit of Mumbai’s Kokilaben hospital on Tuesday with a colon infection and on Wednesday morning a statement was released confirming his death.
“It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away,” read the statement. “Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him.”