Irrfan Khan, born in 1967, was by no means a kid in the late ‘80s, when he was cast as a street child – one of the main actors – in Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay. Though doubtlessly capable as an actor, Irrfan was too tall for the role. Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 11:13 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Academy Awards, Claudia Wallis, Gabriele Muccino, happy, hindustan times, Irrfan Khan, Mayank Shekhar, Mira Nair, news, poverty, Salaam Bombay, Slumdog Millionaire, The Pursuit of Happyness, will smith
Strolling on a quiet Sunday afternoon in Berlin, on my way to grab a bite, all I could hear from a distance is what sounded like a pack of wailing wolves, and scary many of them. Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 3:50 pm
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