Irrfan
Khan:
Komal
Nahta
reveals
Truth
about
actor's
Brain
Cancer
|
FilmiBeat
Reports
of
actor
Irrfan
Khan
being
admitted
to
the
Kokilaben
Hospital
are
untrue,
sources
at
the
hospital
said
today
(7
Mar).
The
denial
came
after
rumours
started
circulating
that
the
51-year-old
actor
has
brain
cancer
and
has
been
admitted
to
the
hospital.
On
March
5,
Irrfan
had
issued
a
statement
that
he
was
suffering
from
"a
rare
disease"
and
would
share
details
when
there
was
a
conclusive
diagnosis.
"It
is
not
true.
He
is
not
here
at
the
hospital
for
treatment,"
an
official
at
the
Kokilaben
hospital
told
PTI.
The
actor's
team
also
quashed
rumours
of
him
being
admitted
to
the
private
hospital.
Asked
he
has
cancer,
they
declined
to
comment."We
will
comment
as
soon
as
possible.
No
comments
at
the
moment,"
a
spokesperson
for
the
actor
told
PTI.
In
a
Twitter
post,
Irrfan,
one
of
India's
most
versatile
actors,
had
said
he
and
his
family
were
jolted
by
the
knowledge
of
his
illness,
and
requested
his
fans
and
followers
not
to
"speculate"
about
his
health.
On
February
21,
the
actor's
spokesperson
released
a
statement,
saying
he
has
been
diagnosed
with
a
"severe
case
of
jaundice".
In
his
almost
three-decade
career,
the
actor
has
established
himself
as
one
of
the
most
dependable
performers
in
the
Indian
film
industry
as
well
as
in
Hollywood.
He
made
his
big
screen
debut
with
the
Academy
Award-nominated
1988
film
Salaam
Bombay
and
went
on
to
give
stellar
performances
in
films
such
as
Haasil,
Maqbool,
Paan
Singh
Tomar,
The
Lunchbox,
Piku
and
Hindi
Medium.
Over
the
years,
Irrfan
cemented
his
position
in
international
cinema
with
projects
such
as
Slumdog
Millionaire,
The
Namesake,
The
Amazing
Spider-Man,
Jurassic
World
and
Life
of
Pi.
Director
Vishal
Bhardwaj,
who
was
scheduled
to
begin
the
shoot
of
his
next,
starring
Irrfan
and
Deepika
Padukone,
postponed
the
filming
of
the
project
citing
health
concerns
of
his
lead
actors.
Irrfan's
last
released
film
was
Tanuja
Chandra's
Qarib
Qarib
Singlle.
His
upcoming
films
include
Blackmail
and
Karwaan,
a
sequel
to
Hindi
Medium.
Keep
watching
this
space
for
more
updates
on
the
story.