BOLLYWOOD actor Irrfan Khan has revealed that he is suffering from a “rare disease.” He has asked his fans not to speculate on his condition, adding that he will share more when “further investigations come with a conclusive diagnosis.” Khan, 51, has acted in more than 100 films, including Bollywood hits “Piku,” “Maqbool,” “Haasil” and “Paan Singh Tomar.” His English-language films include “Life of Pi,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” He took to Twitter on Monday to talk about his illness. Khan is India’s best-known international actor and has also featured in a wide range of well-received roles in Bollywood and independent Hindi films. In 2013, he won India’s National Film Award for his leading role in “Paan Singh Tomar,” a biopic about a top athlete who becomes a bandit. He has also won the Viewers’ Choice Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of a lonely accountant who mistakenly receives a lunchbox intended for a colleague in the 2013 film “The Lunchbox.” It was also the only Indian film to be selected for competition at the London Film Festival that year. (SD-Agencies) |