Padma Shri-awardee Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passes away at age 54

Padma Shri awardee actor and one of the finest talents in Bollywood Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29. He was 54. Irrfan Khan was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital's ICU on April 28 to seek treatment for a colon infection.

The news of his death was shared by filmmaker Shoojit Sircar on Twitter who wrote:
Soon after his death his official spokesperson released a statement as follows : “I trust, I have surrendered”; These were the some of the many words that Irrfan expressed in a heartfelt note he wrote in 2018 opening up about his fight with cancer. And a man of few words and an actor of silent expressions with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on screen. It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away.

The statement adds, "Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him. After having been struck by lightning in 2018 with the news of rare cancer, he took life soon after as it came and he fought the many battles that came with it. Surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about, he left for heavenly abode, leaving behind truly a legacy of his own. We all pray and hope that he is at peace. And to resonate and part with his words he had said, “As if I was tasting life for the first time, the magical side of it.”

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, tweeted his condolences.

Amitabh Bachchan, one of the biggest actors of the Indian film industry, also shared his grief through a tweet.