Age: 59
male
Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto speaking Muslim family. Khan's mother, Begum Khan, was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan, from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business. The Khan family name comes from Turkish and Mongol languages and mean "king" or great leader. Descendants of Ghengis Khan (13th century) in central Asia adopted Islam and became the Moghuls, who conquered India for several centuries until Brittish rule. Irfan was a skilled cricket player. In his early 20's he was selected for the CK Nayudu Tournament (a stepping stone to First Class cricket). He did not turn up for the tournament owing to lack of funds and as a result he focused on acting. In 1984 he earned a scholarship to the National School of Acting in New Delhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor for his contribution to the field of arts. His portrayal of Paan Singh Tomar in the acclaimed biographical sports drama Paan Singh Tomar (2011) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. His performance in the BAFTA Award nominated romance The Lunchbox (2013) earned him universal acclaim by the critics and audiences. Globally, Khan was in The Warrior (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Life of Pi (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016). As of 2017, his films have grossed $3.643 billion at the worldwide box office. In 2018, Khan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor. Khan is married to his wife Sutapa Sikdar, since 1995. She a Hindu of the Bramin caste. She is an Indian Film Producer, Dialogue Writer and Screenplay Writer. Famous Movies: Khamoshi: The Musical (Dialogue Writer, 1996), Supari (Dialogue Writer, 2003), Kahaani (Dialogue Writer, 2003), Madaari (Producer, 2016), Qarib Qarib Singlle (Producer, 2017) They have two kids: Ayaan Khan, Babil Khan Unlike most Indian film stars, Irrfan has been outspoken on religion. On Arnab Goswami's talk show, he took on Muslim fundamentalists, including India's Grand Imam. Irrfan Khan argued against "transactional religious interaction" and for "personal religious discovery"..."to discover yourself, to find God". Thoughhe admits he is the Ko"not an authority" on the Koran and Islamic Holy scriptures he has bravely stood by his comments despite heavy criticism and even threats of violence. He's aware of the dangers that his frank comments pose to him and his family. His wife commented, "We are very proud of him."
Irfan Khan
Simon Masrani
for Simon Masrani in Jurassic World (Jurassic Park IV)
Suggested by simsiboyy
22 years after the incident of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar the new dinosaur park called Jurassic World is in its tenth year of running. InGen is now owned by Simon Masrani and since the reopening many new species have been added to the park. So have been many new attractions, such as gyrospheres, safari-tours, aquariums, aviaries and many more. Leah Malcolm, daughter-in-law of Ian Malcolm (now a sceptic Masrani consultant), has risen to the role of CEO of Jurassic World. JW‘s biologic research team, is still lead by InGen‘s veteran Dr. Henry Wu. Together with Dr. Elena Morales and Barry Sembène she is researching new ways to improve the dinosaur‘s DNA and also care for the animals well-being. They always have to find the right balance between making them as realistic as possible and securing a good show to the audience. As the financial stakeholders and the visitors seem to lose their interest in expensive bio-technology and zoos in general JW‘s team has to react. In a desperate attempt to save the project long term they underestimate the power of biotechnology and neglect the necessary research before breeding exciting manipulated dinosaurs. Dr. Wu's secret project, Scorpios rex - one of a few hybrid experiments - turns out to be too much of a challenge to be contained and eventually the scientists lose control over their own creations.
